Meaning

1 senses

  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.

    Anwaltsassistent, Anwaltsassistentin, Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe

More definitions
  • a person with specialized training who assists lawyers

Examples

2 sentences

  1. My wife is a paralegal.

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  2. I'm a paralegal.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
one who assists a lawyer:

Forms

plural: paralegals
Singularparalegal
Pluralparalegals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paragonparagraphA1parakeetparallel

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