Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A barrister of the highest rank. Used when the sovereign is a woman.
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- noun UK a
barrister oradvocate appointed by theCrown (when the monarch is a queen) - noun In Canada, an
honorific status conferred by the federal or provincial governments to senior ormeritorious lawyers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen
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Examples
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The Queen's Counsel is a lawyer of a higher rank, and whenever his serene lordship takes a brief he must, to keep up his dignity, "be supported" by a barrister.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Austin Bidwell
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Despite being advised by a Queen's Counsel, they failed to produce any credible defense or evidence to back up their claims.
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Despite being advised by a Queen's Counsel, they failed to produce any credible defense or evidence to back up their claims.
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At one point, Robert Tring, Queen's Counsel, asked him to name a pathologist with whom he'd worked that a member of the jury might have heard of.
Disordered Minds Walters, Minette 2003
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Frederick was called to the Irish Bar, where a Queen's Counsel, with an accent like rich wine, told him that he was now a gintleman, and entitled so to call himself.
In Kedar's Tents Henry Seton Merriman 1882
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An eminent Queen's Counsel, who is a member of that bar, remembers that when he first donned a stuff gown, he, like all Chancery jurors, had a purple bag -- whereas the wearers of silk at the same period, without exception, carried red bags.
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson 1866
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Mr. McIntosh, assistant Queen's Counsel, conducted his examination.
The Lost Lady of Lone Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859
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'Have at it!' said the Queen's Counsel and late Attorney-General, springing up from his chair.
John Caldigate Anthony Trollope 1848
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The ministry makes the initial assessment of claims, and those worthy of further investigation are given to a Queen's Counsel, who reports to the minister on the merits of the claim.
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories userhelp@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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El Reg that at a directions hearing in January, the defendant made it known that given the seriousness of the case he would be represented by Queen's Counsel - senior lawyers with, usually, at least ten years 'experience.
The Register 2009
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