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paralegals

paralegals is the plural of paralegal.

Meaning of paralegal

Noun

paralegal (plural paralegals)

  1. One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Questions about paralegals

What is paralegals the plural of?
Paralegals is the plural of paralegal.

Words near paralegals in the dictionary

  1. paralect
  2. paralectotype
  3. paralectotypes
  4. paralects
  5. paralegal
  6. paralegals
  7. paraleipses
  8. paraleipsis
  9. paraleiptic
  10. paralell
  11. paralelled

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