King's Counsel
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noun King's Counsel · King's Counsels · KC
- An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a king. When the case eventually came to court in December 1903, Wellcome’s team, headed by Moulton, contained three King’s Counsel; they had marshalled seventy-two witnesses and intimated that they could produce as many again.
- A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a king.
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noun a barrister
| 中文 | 御用大律師 /御用大律师 yùyòng dàlǜshī |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kronanwalt, Kronanwältin |
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