legal aid
noun/ˌliːɡl ˈeɪd/
/ˌliːɡl ˈeɪd/
[uncountable]- money that is given by the government or another organization to somebody who needs help to pay for legal advice or a lawyerCultureLegal aid is only available to people whose income is below a certain level, and may not pay for all the expenses involved in a legal action. In Britain it is the responsibility of the Legal Aid Agency set up by the government in 2013. In the US, the Legal Services Corporation, an organization that was set up by Congress in 1974, gives financial support to local legal aid offices.
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