Q.C.
abbreviation
Q.C.
American
Or
QC
QC
British
abbreviation
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Queen's Counsel
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(esp in postal addresses) Quebec
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For two months their brilliant defense counsel, Israel Maisels, Q.C., had hammered away at the Crown's inability to prove that on any particular occasion any of the defendants had preached revolution.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only one woman Q.C. has yet become a judge in one of Britain's nearly 400 county courts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, Defense Counsel Frederick Lawton, Q.C., argued that "a very, very severe fright," possibly triggered by the events of Podola's arrest, had "brought about his loss of memory."
From Time Magazine Archive
To plead their case, topflight Barrister Charles Russell, Q.C., carefully briefed by Catholic churchmen, had flown in from London.
From Time Magazine Archive
My case was ably defended by advocate Walter Poliak, Q.C., chairman of the Johannesburg Bar Council.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
During his trial at the Old Bailey, prosecutor Richard Latham QC described Huntley as "ruthless" and said Huntley's account of both deaths were "desperate lies".
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Fiona Rugg, 47, is the youngest daughter of barrister and Christian charity chairman John Smyth QC, who died before he was ever brought to justice.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
QC New York – Just a five-minute ferry ride from Manhattan, QC New York on Governors’ Island offers endless views, interesting showers, outdoor pools, and spa treatments.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
The inquiry heard that no attempt to contact the police was made until May 2017, after the board had sought advice from criminal barrister Simon Medland QC.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
Ian MacDonald, QC, junior counsel Alistair Kelman and solicitor Deborah Tripley put London University Professor James Griffith-Edwards, an authoritative spokesman on addictive and compulsive behaviours, on the stand as an expert witness.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
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