legal commentator

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandcommentator

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
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commentator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən.teɪ.tər/us
/ˈkɑː.mən.teɪ.t̬ɚ/
a reporter for radio or television who provides a spoken description of and remarks on an event, especially a sports competition, as ...
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(Definition oflegalandcommentatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal commentator

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Reddock is a published author andlegalcommentator.
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Smith is a regular political andlegalcommentatorin the national media and is a former semi-professional baseball player.
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The majority's rationale does not necessarily set the significance of the decision, as some legal commentators are prepared to admit.
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He has lectured on the topic of marketing and advertising law around the country and has been alegalcommentatoron various sports related issues for media outlets.
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One argument which has been advanced by some of our most distinguished legal commentators is that the manifest thief is in the position of an outlaw.
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After all, legal commentators pointed out, most scientific disagreements were not about facts but opinion, on which men of science, like everybody else, could entertain legitimate differences.
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Certainly many financial and legal commentators in the press took that view.
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Legal commentators have pointed out that most of that speech was put into force in the course of the next 20 or 30 years.
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He is one of our leading legal commentators.
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Amici briefing before the "en banc" panel was intensive, with 26 separate briefs filed, and the final decision has been heavily discussed by legal commentators.
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While such sanctions might lead to a chilling effect, legal commentators argue that at least such actions do not "directly" impoverish the marketplace of ideas.
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Legal commentators have rephrased the issue as whether the absence of cross-examination renders the decision unfair in all the circumstances.
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Some legal commentators have suggested that using a non-statutory advance directive will leave the user with a document that may not be honored.
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Some legal commentators have doubted whether the legislation will have the desired effect.
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Carney then granted the convicted man bail pending an appeal, which was considered by legal commentators to be very unusual since bail is usually only granted before someone is sentenced.
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Legal commentators suggested that lawyers who complied with the order were putting their license to practice law at risk, as violating attorney-client privilege was a career threatening ethical violation.
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