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bush lawyer

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bush lawyer
n Austral and NZ
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
2. Informal a person who gives opinions but is not qualified to do so
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Noun1.bush lawyer - stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
bramble bush - any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits


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The left has attacked him for his preventive detention policy, for keeping Bush's military tribunals (albeit reformed versions thereof); for refusing to prosecute the Bush lawyers who drafted the memos reclassifying torture as legal; and for refusing to publish torture photos, because of the fear that they would arouse anti-American sentiment.
The Left has attacked him for keeping Bush's military tribunals (even if reformed); for refusing to prosecute the Bush lawyers who drafted the memos reclassifying torture as legal; and for refusing to publish torture photos, because of the fear that they would arouse anti-American sentiment.
The Bush lawyers were the torturers' necessary partners, whose work was intended to ensure legal impunity.
 
 
 
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