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BigLaw

noun

Etymology

From big + law.

  1. derived from *legʰ-✻ — “to lie”
  2. derived from *lagą✻ — “that which is laid down”
  3. derived from lǫg — “law”
  4. inherited from lagu — “law”
  5. inherited from lawe
  6. compounded as biglaw — “big + law”

Definitions

  1. Large-scale law firms and their work, specializing in multiple areas of legal practice.

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