paraplegic

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Eli returns to his old ruthless ways for a retrial of a case he won years ago involving a paraplegic, an SUV company, and a missing witness.

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  1. Affected with paraplegia: pertaining to or resembling paraplegia.

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  • Mexican highway accidents centred on a roadside marker variously appal when stricken Agata is left comatose and paraplegic, and intrigue after distraught Catalina is drawn back to the haunted black-spot, followed closely by both women's boyfriends, and a somewhat obsessed local cop, to investigate the primal scene of repetitious ghostly appearances. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#4
  • On such occasions, I've considered pointing out that as a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair, it just might be a teensy bit unrealistic to expect me to effectively defend myself (or even to simply flee) with a reasonable chance of success, without relying on more than I can get from my body alone. —  Ohioans For Concealed Carry
  • And there are plenty of things harder: raising a child, running a marathon, building a business from nothing then sellling it for millions, enduring a life sentence as wrongfully convicted criminal, living as a paraplegic, lving in an iron lung, writing books while being blind / deaf / dumb, etc. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Eli returns to his old ruthless ways for a retrial of a case he won years ago involving a paraplegic, an SUV company, and a missing witness. —  UltimateDisney.com and DVDizzy.com
  • Summer, in which he gives an outstanding performance as a thwarted man who's spent his entire adult life caring for his paraplegic best friend. —  Premiere's Movie News and Views
 

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