Queen's Counsel
English
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Etymology
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[edit]Queen's Counsel (plural Queen's Counsel or Queen's Counsels, abbreviation QC)
- (UK, Canada, New Zealand, occasionally Australia) An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a queen.
- 2003, Lisa Pulitzer, Murder in Paradise: The Mystery Surrounding the Murder of American Lois Livingston McMillen, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 166:
- Archibald was one of two Queen’s Counsels on Tortola, a distinguished title that permitted attorneys to be seated at the lead defense table when arguing a case before the court.
- 2020, Brian Deer, “Unblinded”, in The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield’s War on Vaccines, Brunswick, Vic.: Scribe Publications, →ISBN:
- Barr’s three Queen’s Counsel absorbed Kawashima as they pored over reports from both sides.
- (UK, historical) A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a queen.
Usage notes
[edit]- During the reign of a king, the position is styled King's Counsel (KC).
Related terms
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[edit]a barrister
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an honorific status
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