单词 | philadelphia lawyer |
释义 | Philadelphia lawyer in American English US Informal a clever, shrewd, or tricky lawyer, esp. one skilled in taking advantage of legal technicalities Word origin so named in reference to Andrew Hamilton, of Philadelphia, who obtained acquittal (1735) of J. P. Zenger from libel chargesExamples of 'Philadelphia lawyer' in a sentence |
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