paralegal

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpærəˈliːgəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpærəˈligəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə lē′gəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•a•le•gal /ˌpærəˈligəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Lawan attorney's assistant trained to perform certain legal tasks but not licensed to practice law.
See -leg-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•a•le•gal  (par′ə lē′gəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawmakingan attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.

adj. 
  1. Lawmakingof or pertaining to a paralegal or paralegals:a paralegal career.
  • para-1 + legal 1970–75

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