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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It comes as Farage revealed that he has taken specialist legal advice from a taxation King's Counsel on the purchase despite claiming he wasn't involved.
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
Next is Balls, the King's Counsel, and Swettenham—Hodge and Swettenham, you know.
From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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