King's Counsel
Americannoun
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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.
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a member of this body of barristers.
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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.
noun
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His solicitors, Grosvenor Law, said they had received written advice from a leading tax King's Counsel.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
Red Bull Racing brought in independent investigator King’s Counsel, which found no wrongdoing by Horner.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Six lawyers, including two elite UK King's Counsel lawyers alongside the original team, have prepared the case.
From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2023
Finally, barristers and solicitors who have been appointed by the monarch to be Queen's Counsel will now be known as King's Counsel with immediate effect.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022
In 1604 he was appointed King's Counsel, with a fee of forty pounds a year; and a pension of sixty pounds a year was settled upon him.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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