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Meaning of "legal fees" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGAL FEES

legal fees  [ˈliːɡəl fiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGAL FEES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legal fees is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGAL FEES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Attorney's fee

Attorney's fee is a chiefly United States term for compensation for legal services performed by an attorney for a client, in or out of court. It may be an hourly, flat-rate or contingent fee. Attorney fees are separate from fines, compensatory and punitive damages, and from court costs in a legal case. Surveys suggest that fees range from $150 to $1,000 per hour when billed hourly. Under the "American rule", attorney fees are usually not paid by the losing party to the winning party in a case, except pursuant to specific statutory or contractual rights.

Definition of legal fees in the English dictionary

The definition of legal fees in the dictionary is fees paid to lawyers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGAL FEES


Chinese
tʃaɪˈniːz
classes
ˈklæsiːz
dieses
ˈdaɪəsiːz
disease
dɪˈziːz
ease
iːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
fease
fiːz
feaze
fiːz
feeze
fiːz
he´s
hiːz
Japanese
ˌdʒæpəˈniːz
keys
kiːz
mise
miːz
pheese
fiːz
please
pliːz
Portuguese
ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz
series
ˈsɪəriːz
she´s
ʃiːz
species
ˈspiːʃiːz
telegraphese
ˌtɛlɪɡrɑːˈfiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGAL FEES

legal adviser
legal aid
legal cap
legal costs
legal currency
legal department
legal document
legal eagle
legal entity
legal fiction
legal high
legal holiday
legal limit
legal medicine
legal offence
legal opinion
legal positivism
legal proceedings
legal process
legal profession

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGAL FEES

bee´s knees
board of trustees
boarding fees
by degrees
course fees
dungarees
Great Pyrenees
Kirklees
lees
Maccabees
Pyrenees
school fees
see the wood for the trees
Stockton-on-Tees
Surtees
Tees
the bee´s knees
the birds and the bees
tuition fees
university fees

Synonyms and antonyms of legal fees in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «legal fees» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGAL FEES

Find out the translation of legal fees to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legal fees from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legal fees» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

律师费
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

honorarios legales
570 millions of speakers

English

legal fees
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानूनी फीस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرسوم القانونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

юридические услуги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

honorários advocatícios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইন সংক্রান্ত পারিশ্রমিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les frais juridiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

yuran guaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anwaltskosten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弁護士費用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법적 수수료
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biaya legal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chi phí pháp lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்ட கட்டணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायदेशीर शुल्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yasal ücretler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spese legali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opłaty prawne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

юридичні послуги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxele legale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομικές αμοιβές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regskoste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

advokatkostnader
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

advokathonorarer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legal fees

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGAL FEES»

The term «legal fees» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.631 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGAL FEES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legal fees» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legal fees» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legal fees

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGAL FEES»

Discover the use of legal fees in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legal fees and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Concepts in Federal Taxation 2011
Legal Fees Legal expenses are allowed as a deduction if they have a business purpose. To determine whether legal fees are deductible, one has to look to the origin of the expense. If the legal fee originates in a profit-motivated activity or ...
Kevin Murphy, Mark Higgins, 2010
2
Putting a lid on legal fees: how to deal effectively with ...
The premise of this book is that while lawyers are necessary, excessive fees are not.
Raymond M. Klein, 1986
3
Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert
The IRC does not have a code section that expressly allows for the deductibility of legal fees paid in a lawsuit. Taxpayers can, however, sometimes deduct damages paid as a trade or business expense under IRC § 162 or as a production of ...
Roman L. Weil, Daniel G. Lentz, David P. Hoffman, 2012
4
Legal fees & representation agreements
This book contains a set of model forms for written fee and representation agreements.
James W. McRae, American Bar Association. Section of Economics of Law Practice, 1983
5
J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2012: Your Complete Guide ...
219–220 Legal and professional fees accounting and tax preparation fees, 447 legal fees, 446–447 lobbying costs, 448 recovering legal fees and other costs from the government, 447–448 Lender's perspective equipment and other personal ...
Barbara Weltman, 2011
6
Concepts in Federal Taxation 2013
Legal Fees Legal expenses are allowed as a deduction if they have a business purpose. To determine whether legal fees are deductible, one has to look to the origin of the expense. If the legal fee originates in a profit-motivated activity or ...
Kevin Murphy, Mark Higgins, 2012
7
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2013: For Preparing Your 2012 ...
Similarly, legal fees incurred to collect a wrongful death award (which is tax-free income) are not deductible. EXAMPLE Parker, an heir who was left out of his grandmother's estate, sued to recover his inheritance. In a settlement, he received ...
J.K. Lasser Institute, 2012
8
Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
To prepare for and attend a one-day mediation session, legal fees will likely range from $500 to $1,000—sometimes less, sometimes more. The cost for a two - to three-day hearing may range from $1,500 to $7,500 or more. It is not unusual for ...
Lawrence M. Siegel, 2011
9
Contingent Fees for Legal Services: Professional Economics ...
... 17, 117-128, 202 effect on fees and income, 124, 125, 126, 129-134 relationship to contingent fees, 117, 118, 121, 133, 134, 136, 177-179, 202 specialized bar associations, 205, 204 Speculation (as an element of legal fees), 4, 6, 15, 21, ...
F. B. MacKinnon, MacKinnon
10
Legal Ethics
This chapter will examine the rules governing legal fees. Included in this chapter will be a discussion of the types of legal fees and the principles that help determine whether a legal fee is unreasonable, as well as the distinction between fees ...
Kent Kauffman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGAL FEES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legal fees is used in the context of the following news items.
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Iraq Inquiry: Still No Publication Of Official Report, Still Paying Legal
Iraq Inquiry: Still No Publication Of Official Report, Still Paying Legal Fees. 0. chilcot-inquiry. Reuters/Matt Dunham. by Sarkis Zeronian19 Jul ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Letter: School Board's legal fees are an insult to taxpayers - Opinion …
School Board's legal fees are an insult to taxpayers. As a taxpayer, I am truly amazed how these educated elected officials run to lawyers rather ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
3
Patent Infringement Cases Now Able to Get Legal Fees Reimbursed …
Octane Fitness has asked for $2.8 million in legal fees from the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Federal Judge Ann Montgomery. «JDJournal.com, Jul 15»
4
Racking up legal fees is no way to fund a bridge
Editorial: Racking up legal fees is no way to fund a bridge. Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial Board 8:18 p.m. EDT July 18, 2015. TJN 0424 TAPPANZEEBRIDGE. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
5
Perry spends another $1 million in legal fees to fight indictment …
The Perry for President committee has spent just under $600,000 so far this year to try to send the former Texas governor to the White House, ... «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
6
Jackie Robinson West Fundraiser Seeking $100000 For Legal Fees
Attorney Victor Henderson was packed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. (r.) in advocating for the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars. View Full ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
7
Sh18.7 Million Legal Fees Haunt City Assembly
The Auditor General wants the leadership of the Nairobi assembly surcharged Sh18.7 million paid out as legal fees. He also wants the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Judge Slashes Fees for Lawyers in West Virginia Same-Sex …
Lawyers who successfully challenged West Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage will receive less than a third of the legal fees they sought from ... «The National Law Journal, Jul 15»
9
Some legal fees OK'd in WV gay-marriage lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday granted lawyers who fought West Virginia's same-sex marriage ban payment of legal fees in the case — but less ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Goldman's $1.45 Billion in Legal Fees Show Financial-Crisis Fallout …
In addition to causing a drag on earnings, legal fees also contributed to a 6.7% decrease in return on equity for the second quarter, the ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Legal fees [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/legal-fees>. May 2024 ».
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