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| Domain | Definition |
Law | Assistance granted to persons in need to allow them to proceed with their cases in a court of justice. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Researches law, investigates facts, and prepares documents to assist LAWYER (profess. & kin.) 110.107-010: Researches and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes to prepare legal documents, such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, initial and amended articles of incorporation, stock certificates and other securities, buy-sell agreements, closing papers and binders, deeds, and trust instruments for review, approval, and use by attorney. Appraises and inventories real and personal property for estate planning. Investigates facts and law of case to determine causes of action and to prepare case accordingly. Files pleadings with court clerk. Prepares affidavits of documents and maintains document file. Delivers or directs delivery of subpoenas to witnesses and parties to action. May direct and coordinate activities of law office employees. May prepare office accounts and tax returns. May specialize in litigation, probate, real estate, or corporation law. May prepare real estate closing statement and assist in closing process. May act as arbitrator and liaison between disputing parties. May act as law librarian, keeping and monitoring legal volumes and ensuring legal volumes are up-to-date. May search patent files to ascertain originality of patent application and be designated Patent Clerk (government ser.). (references) |
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Business | During the first half of the year, attorneys handled 115,000 legal aid cases in six provinces and municipalities, including Shanghai and Guangdong. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Greece | Interpretation services are lacking, as are adequate personnel who would ensure timely access to the asylum process for those who seek it. The UNHCR also expressed concern that there exists no publicly funded legal aid system for free counseling for asylum seekers and refugees. (references) |
Economic History | Belarus | With funding from USAID, the Counterpart Alliance for Partnership (CAP) seeks to promote civil society development in Belarus by providing assistance to Belarusian NGOs, with a focus on legal aid and education to strengthen the capacity of its Belarusian NGO partners to protect their own rights. (references) |
Belarus | The U.S. embassy's Democracy Commission awards small grants to Belarusian NGOs in support of a wide range of democracy-building activities, including civic participation, independent print and electronic media, independent trade unions, legal aid organizations, youth and women's groups and human rights groups. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sri Lanka | Private legal aid organizations assist some defendants. (references) |
Sri Lanka | However, these legal aid centers had tried no cases by the end of September. (references) | |
Lesotho | The Ministry of Justice and the NGO community maintained a few legal aid clinics. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | Land disputes represent the largest category of complaints submitted to the National Human Rights Commission and a significant portion of the cases brought to legal aid foundations and other assistance organizations. (references) |
Women | Egypt | Several NGO's offer counseling, legal aid, and other services to women who are victims of domestic violence. (references) |
Pakistan | Other groups concentrate on providing legal aid to poor women in prison who may not be able to afford an attorney. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Pakistan | One NGO, Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA), has reported extensively on trafficking and has provided documentation of the problem; several other NGO's occasionally work on the issue. (references) |
Pakistan | Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid and the Society for Human Rights and Prisoner's Aid run specific programs to assist trafficking victims, and a few other local NGO's also assist trafficking victims on a smaller scale. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "LEGAL AID"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ndihmë ligjore. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | retshjælp (legal assistance), juridisk bistand, fri proces (legal assistance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | toelating om kosteloos te procederen, Stichting Rechtsbijstand Asiel (Asylum Seekers Legal Advice Centre), SRA (Asylum Seekers Legal Advice Centre), rechtshulp (legal assistance), rechtsbijstand (legal assistance), kosteloze rechtsbijstand, juridische bijstand (legal assistance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | oikeusapu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bénéfice de l'assistance judiciaire gratuite, Association d'aide juridictionnelle aux demandeurs d'asile (Asylum Seekers Legal Advice Centre), assistance juridique (legal assistance), assistance judiciaire gratuite, assistance judiciaire, aide juridictionnelle, aide judiciaire (legal assistance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Prozesskostenhilfe (legal assistance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παροχή του ευεργετήματος πενίας, ευεργέτημα πενίας, δικαστική συνδρομή (legal assistance), δικαστική αρωγή. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | költségmentes perlés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | patrocinio gratuito (legal assistance), gratuito patrocinio (legal assistance), difesa gratuita (legal assistance), assistenza legale, assistenza giudiziaria, ammissione al beneficio del gratuito patrocinio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 民事法律扶助制度 (civil legal aid system), 民事法律扶助 (civil legal aid system). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | み"じほうりつふじょせいど (civil legal aid system), み"じほうりつふじょ (civil legal aid system). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | egallay aiday benefício da assistência judiciária, assistência jurídica (legal assistance), assistência judiciária, ajuda judicial (legal assistance). (various references) servicii juridice gratuite. (various references) юридическая консультация (chamber practice, legal aid bureau). (various references) beneficio de justicia gratuita, ayuda judicial (legal assistance), asistencia judicial (legal assistance). (various references) rättshjälp. (various references) ücretsiz avukat sağlama. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: diallage. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-g-i-l-l" | |
-1 letter: gallied. | |
-2 letters: allied, galled, gelada, gilled. | |
-3 letters: adage, agile, ailed, algae, algal, algid, galea, gelid, glade, glial, glide, ideal, ileal, ladle, legal. | |
-4 letters: aged, aide, alae, alga, dale, deal, deil, deli, dell, dial, diel, dill, egad, egal, gadi, gaed, gala, gale, gall, geld, gied, gild, gill, glad, gled, glia, idea, idle, ilea, lade, laid. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-g-i-l-l" | |
+1 letter: diallages. | |
+3 letters: gallivanted. | |
+4 letters: wallydraigle. | |
+5 letters: backpedalling, demagogically, pedagogically, radiolabeling, wallydraigles. | |
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| 1. Usage: Commercial 2. Quotations: Non-fiction 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Bibliography |
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