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Definition of legal eagle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

legal eagle

noun

/ˌliːɡl ˈiːɡl/

/ˌliːɡl ˈiːɡl/

(also legal beagle)

(humorous)

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a lawyer, especially one who is very clever

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