Jailhouse Lawyer

What is Jailhouse Lawyer?


1.

1. A prison inmate who, despite having no legal education, studies law and argues for the rights of other inmates.

2. A lawyer who throws out any and all arguments, even blatantly wrong ones, for his client.

His lawyer said the defendant must have been the victim of a CIA mind-control experiment -- now that was a jailhouse lawyer argument.

See law, lawyer, jail, prison, argument

2.

A prisoner who has not practice law or had any legal training, but is disposed to a lengthy discussion of his legal rights and those of other inmates

He's always has something to complain about. He's such a jailhouse lawyer.

See colloquial, u.s.


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