LEGAL WORD

Legal aid

Legal term · Access to justice

Legal aid

  • Type: Legal term
  • Area of law: Access to justice

1 What it means

Free legal services to people who cannot afford a lawyer, under Article 39A and the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

2 Use it in a sentence

Every undertrial is entitled to legal aid.

3 Make it stick

Write your own sentence using Legal aid about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.

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