friend in court

Example Sentences

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For one thing, he won for his cause a powerful friend in court: the Justice Department.

From Time Magazine Archive

The unions may have a friend in court.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yes, it would be worth something to know that they had a friend in court when that time rolled around.

From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Carter, Herbert

Because she may be very useful to us, Ronald; and if you can't find a friend in court, it's just as well to have one near court.

From Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

He was bloody safe he wasn't run in himself under the act that time as a rogue and vagabond only he had a friend in court.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James