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Philadelphia lawyer

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Informal a clever, shrewd, or tricky lawyer, esp. one skilled in taking advantage of legal technicalities

Origin: so named in reference to Andrew Hamilton, of Philadelphia, who obtained acquittal (1735) of J. P. Zenger from libel charges

See Philadelphia lawyer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A shrewd attorney adept at the discovery and manipulation of legal technicalities.

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Origin: After Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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