McKenzie friend
n.— «She was also accompanied by a solicitor, David Rosen, but he was not representing her and instead acted as a “McKenzie friend,” a legal term for someone who assists a person representing themselves.» —“Heather Mills ‘screens paparazzi video in court’” by Nick Allen Telegraph (United Kingdom) Feb. 11, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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