jailhouse lawyer

jail·house law·yer

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Definitions of jailhouse lawyer words

noun jailhouse lawyer a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners. 1
noun jailhouse lawyer a prison inmate who has learned enough about legal procedures while incarcerated to seek release or sentence reduction and, often, to counsel other inmates in doing so 0
noun jailhouse lawyer (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. 0

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; Americanism

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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