Meaning of King's Counsel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a king.
   Canada, New-Zealand, UK
2. A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a king.
   UK, historical

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Examples

“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.”

“Arrayed in front of him was a very expensive line-up of London’s best legal brains. Each director had his own⟳ team of two, and in some cases three, defence barristers. Including two King’s Counsels who represented the Official Receiver, there were a dozen silks in court.”

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