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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KING'S COUNSEL

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WHAT DOES KING'S COUNSEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel, known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are jurists appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law. Membership exists in various Commonwealth jurisdictions around the world, while in some other jurisdictions the name has been replaced by one without monarchical connotations, such as "Senior Counsel" or "Senior Advocate". Queen's Counsel is a status, conferred by the Crown, that is recognised by courts. Members have the privilege of sitting within the Bar of court. As members wear silk gowns of a particular design, the award of Queen's or King's Counsel is known informally as taking silk, and hence QCs are often colloquially called silks. Appointments are made from within the legal profession on the basis of merit rather than a particular level of experience. However, successful applicants tend to be barristers, or advocates, or solicitor advocates with 15 years' experience or more.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KING'S COUNSEL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE KING'S COUNSEL

chamber counsel
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Translator English - Chinese

国王的法律顾问
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Consejero del Rey
570 millions of speakers

English

King´s Counsel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजा के वकील
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مستشار الملك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Адвокат Кинга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Conselheiro do Rei
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজা এর পরামর্শ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Conseiller du roi
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Translator English - Malay

Penasihat Raja
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Translator English - German

Königs Counsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

王室顧問弁護士
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Translator English - Korean

왕 의 권고
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Translator English - Javanese

King´s Counsel
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Luật sư của vua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிங் ஆலோசகர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजाच्या वकील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kralı Danışmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Counsel del Re
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Radca królewski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Адвокат Кінга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Avocatul lui King
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Translator English - Greek

Σύμβουλος του Βασιλιά
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Koning se raad
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kungens Counsel
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kongens Counsel
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KING'S COUNSEL»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KING'S COUNSEL»

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King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in ...
Despite American promises, the clear directive of UN Resolution 242, and the years of secret negotiations with Israel, that never happened. Hussein's dying wish was that O'Connell tell the unknown story in this book.
Jack O'Connell, 2011
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King's Counsel: The Life of Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
The tale of one man's life, written by authors who knew him. Derek Curtis-Bennet (1904-1956) and Roland Wild (author of The Arctic Command and Extension Night).
Roland Wild, Derek Curtis-Bennett, 2010
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Congressional edition
For Great Britain: The Honourable Allen B. Aylesworth, King's Counsel, Minister of Justice of Canada, Agent; The Right Honourable Sir William Snowdon Robson , Member of the Privy Council, King's Counsel, Member of Parliament, His ...
United States. Congress, 1912
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Barrister-at-law: An Essay on the Legal Position of Counsel ...
The precedence of colonial King's Counsel and law officers in the Privy Council is not well defined. At one time, it is said, it was the practice for English King's Counsel to lead in all cases (d), but Sir H. James, when Attorney-General, gave an ...
James Robert Vernam Marchant, 1905
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North Atlantic Coast Fisheries: Proceedings in the North ...
For Great Britain: The Honourable Allen B. Aylesworth, King's Counsel, Minister of Justice of Canada, Agent; The Right Honourable Sir William Snowdon Robson , Member of the Privy Council, King's Counsel, Member of Parliament, His ...
Permanent Court of Arbitration, United States, Great Britain, 1912
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The Scottish Law Review and Sheriff Court Reports
They have unhesitatingly recognised that the public are entitled to demand, in favour of litigants who are not prepared to instruct, two counsel and so fulfil the condition of securing the services of a King's Counsel, that the bar should provide a ...
‎1907
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The English Reports
was graciously pleased to deliver to Henry Brougham, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., King's Counsel, who was raised to the Peerage by the title of Baron Brougham and Vaux, of Brougham, in the county of Westmoreland. On the sixth day of this Term, ...
‎1915
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The Law Times
Mr. Bayl'rs, KC, who died on Sunday in last week, has been described by the lay Press as the oldest King's Counsel, as he undoubtedly was in years, having been born in 1817, but not in standing at the Bar, where in point of seniority of call ...
‎1908
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The Madras Law Journal
Vols. 11 (1901)- include the separately paged supplement: The acts of the Governor-General of India in Council
‎1908
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The Canadian Law Times
The barristers (attorneys or solicitors have no right of audience), are divided into King's Counsel and stuff gownsmen; but the latter have practically all the rights that have the King's Counsel. I cannot tell you the difference between them and ...
Edward Douglas Armour, Edward Betley Brown, Charles Elliott, 1911

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KING'S COUNSEL»

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Reverend Fred Nile 'strongly in support' of reinstating Queen's …
The shadow attorney-general, Paul Lynch, said Labor remained "resolutely opposed" to the move and neither QC nor King's Counsel were ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Bar renews push to reintroduce Queen's Counsel title in NSW
... barristers who are appointed silks should be allowed to elect to "use the title Queen's Counsel ... or King's Counsel as the case may be". «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Teen Taken into Custody in Capital High Rape Case
The motion claimed that King's counsel was incompetent and that the defendant and his mother had concerns before and after the plea ... «WSAZ-TV, May 15»
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Fight for QC change intensifies
... warned that for all the fighting for Queen's Counsel title - sought after as a well-understood "brand" - it may soon change to King's Counsel. «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
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Supreme Court names 5 as senior advocates
In England, the designation is known as Queen's Counsel or King's Counsel. Traditionally, Queen's Counsel were selected from among ... «The Asian Age, Apr 15»
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School district liable for injured teacher's unauthorized medical costs
This led Ms. King's counsel to request a physician panel for further treatment, but the request was denied. Still, Ms. King was referred to a ... «Business Insurance, Apr 15»
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From the mouth of babes
... used to be the highest accolade as a President's Counsel (PC) that replaced the UK based King's Counsel (KC) and Queen's Counsel (QC). «The Island.lk, Mar 15»
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Young Man's View: Time To Reform Selection Process For Qcs
... if a male sovereign ascends to the throne, such appointees also will be appointed by letters patent but referred to as King's Counsel (KC). «Bahamas Tribune, Mar 15»
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Nutrition researcher, author Brad King has heavy criticism for 'lite …
Not surprisingly, King's counsel has garnered more applause from those who follow less traditional forms of medicine, principally naturopathic ... «Sault Star, Nov 14»
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Bill revisits William Dobell and the 1943 Archibald Prize controversy
... artists would be far more toxic and end in the Supreme Court and a hostile prosecution by the plaintiffs' king's counsel, Garfield Barwick. «The Australian, Oct 14»

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