| 单词 | chamber counsel |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschamber counsel chamber counsel n. †(a) private counsel or business (obsolete); (b) a lawyer who works only in private chambers and not in court (cf. chamber barrister n.) (now historical); †(c) advice given by a lawyer in private chambers (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > [noun] > conference or consultation > opinion given in chambers chamber counsela1616 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] > private matter or business counsel1377 secrec1386 secret1450 chamber counsela1616 privatea1616 particulara1617 privacya1625 confidence1748 society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > counsellor, barrister, or advocate > counsel who gives opinions in private chamber counsela1616 chamber counsellor1711 chamber barrister1825 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 239 I haue trusted thee..With all..My Chamber-Councels. 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood ii. i. 26 There is first your Sollicitor, then your Aturney, then your Pleading-Counsel, then your Chamber-Counsel, and then your Judge. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 107 Selden..gave sometimes Chamber-Counsel, and was good at conveyance. 1729 J. Bramston Art Politicks 38 Can he that ne'er read Statutes or Reports, Give Chamber-Counsel, or urge Law in Courts? 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. xlii. 253 Doleman, who can act in these causes only as chamber-counsel, will inform us by pen and ink..of all that shall occur in our absence. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 106/2 The duty of counsel is to give advice in questions of law, and to manage causes for clients. They are styled common law, equity, or chamber counsel, according to the nature of the business they transact. 1854 E. G. Ryan in Signs (1983) 9 372 When some of her strong minded sisters are called to the Bar, she will have an opportunity of taking chamber-counsel from an unsuspicious source. 1909 Times 9 Oct. 11/2 He had some good, though select, business as a chamber counsel. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 7 Jan. m4 Crawford had no intention of becoming part of the ‘stormy discussions’ of the law courts, and had decided on a relatively quieter career as a chamber counsel. < as lemmas |
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