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单词 king's counsel
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King's Counsel


noun British Law.

a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
a member of this body of barristers.
an honorary title conferred on a successful barrister when the sovereign is a king, originally for services in representing the crown but now as a mark of professional distinction.
Also called, when a queen is sovereign, Queen's Counsel.

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British Dictionary definitions for King's Counsel

King's Counsel

noun

(when the sovereign is male) another name for Queen's Counsel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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