单词 | red bag |
释义 | > as lemmasred bag red bag n. (also with capital initials) British a red brief-bag (brief-bag n. at brief n.1 Compounds 2), traditionally presented by a senior counsel to a junior barrister for a significant contribution to a case; cf. blue bag n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > [noun] > lawyer's bag buckram1607 buckram-bag1611 wallet1645 green bag1660 blue bag1788 red bag1845 brief-bag1848 1845 Times 13 Nov. 3 Instead of commencing his very onerous duties (those of opening the door and carrying his master's red bag into court) at 9 o'clock, it is notorious that not one out of 20 barristers' chambers are opened till after 10. 1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 562/1 The only brief-bag allowed to be placed on the desks is the red bag, which by English legal etiquette is given by a leading counsel to a junior who has been useful to him in some important case. 1995 Ld. Shawcross Life Sentence iii. 29 A well-known and engaging Northern Circuit Silk..gave me the coveted Red Bag for my help. < as lemmas |
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