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jailhouse lawyers

jailhouse lawyers is the plural of jailhouse lawyer.

Meaning of jailhouse lawyer

Noun

jailhouse lawyer (plural jailhouse lawyers)

  1. (informal) A person incarcerated in a prison, jail, etc., who has acquired significant knowledge of the justice system and who is able to represent himself in some legal proceedings and to provide legal advice to other prisoners.
    • As something of a jailhouse lawyer, he has gathered affidavits attesting to abusive treatment by guards at the center, informed detainees of their legal rights and helped them write letters of appeal.1994 June 11, Alisa Solomon, “The Prison on Varick Street”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2016, retrieved 19 Nov 2012

Questions about jailhouse lawyers

What is jailhouse lawyers the plural of?
Jailhouse lawyers is the plural of jailhouse lawyer.

Words near jailhouse lawyers in the dictionary

  1. jailfodder
  2. jailful
  3. jailfuls
  4. jailhouse
  5. jailhouse lawyer
  6. jailhouse lawyers
  7. jailhouses
  8. jailing
  9. jailings
  10. jailish
  11. jailkeeper

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