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serjeant at law

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serjeant at law


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Serjeant at law is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SERJEANT AT LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Serjeant-at-law

The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law, or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest. The Serjeants were the oldest formally created order in England, having been brought into existence as a body by Henry II. The order rose during the 16th century as a small, elite group of lawyers who took much of the work in the central common law courts. With the creation of Queen's Counsel during the reign of Elizabeth I, the order gradually began to decline, with each monarch opting to create more King's or Queen's Counsel. The Serjeants' exclusive jurisdictions were ended during the 19th century, and with the Judicature Act 1873 coming into force in 1875, it was felt that there was no need to have such figures, and no more were created. The last Serjeant-at-Law was Lord Lindley. The Serjeants had for many centuries exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas, being the only lawyers allowed to argue a case there.

Definition of serjeant at law in the English dictionary

The definition of serjeant at law in the dictionary is a barrister of a special rank, to which he was raised by a writ under the Great Seal Also called: serjeant, sergeant at law, sergeant.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SERJEANT AT LAW

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SERJEANT AT LAW

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Translation of «serjeant at law» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

serjeant在法律上
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

sargento en la ley
570 millions of speakers
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serjeant at law
510 millions of speakers
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कानून में Serjeant
380 millions of speakers
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array(سرجنت في القانون
280 millions of speakers
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Сержант по закону
278 millions of speakers
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serjeant em lei
270 millions of speakers
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আইন অনুযায়ী সার্জেন্ট
260 millions of speakers
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sergent au droit
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Serjeant at law
190 millions of speakers
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Sergeant at law
180 millions of speakers
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法律でserjeant
130 millions of speakers
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법 에서 serjeant
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Serjeant at law
85 millions of speakers
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serjeant theo pháp luật
80 millions of speakers
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சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers
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कायदा येथे सरजेन्ट
75 millions of speakers
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Serjeant hukuk
70 millions of speakers
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Serjeant alla legge
65 millions of speakers
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Sierżant z prawem
50 millions of speakers
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Сержант за законом
40 millions of speakers
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serjeant la lege
30 millions of speakers
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Serjeant στο νόμο
15 millions of speakers
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sersant by die wet
14 millions of speakers
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serjeant på lag
10 millions of speakers
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serjeant ved lov
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERJEANT AT LAW»

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Journals of the House of Lords
Resolved, That a Writ issue forth, to call Sir Thomas WiddringYon to be a Serjeant at Law. Menzorandum, That this House declares, That, if Sir 7710. l/l/' iddrington desires, he may 'have a Supersszdeas to this Writ. Resolved, That a Writ issue ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, 1647
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John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of ...
of Queen's Bench cases from 1571 until at least 1600, and was appointed Recorder of London in 1594. Fleming's patrons at the ceremony at which he was created Serjeant at Law were John Whitgift (1530/1?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury ...
Elizabeth Goldring, Jayne Elisabeth Archer, Elizabeth Clarke, 2013
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Journals of the House of Lords: 1509/1642
Iohn Pickering, Serjeant at Law, presented Speaker, and approved, 26th November, 27 Eliz. The same Person being' , chossse again the next Parliament, which was opened by Commiffion,he was likewise presented and approved, ult.
Great Britain House of Lords, 1509
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Ducatus Lancastriae: Calendar to pleadings, depositions in ...
Reign . Plain tiffs. 5 Eliz. William Fletewoode, the Queen's Serjeant at Law, on Behalf of Sir Thomas Langton, Knight, Sir Peter Leigh, Knight, ands l others. 5 Eliz. William Fletewoode, the Queen's Serjeant at Law, on Behalf of John Huchenson.
‎1827
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Serviens Ad Legem: A Report of Proceedings Before the ...
... and discharged, and, by these presents, do acquit, release, and discharge you, of and from being any more from henceforth Serjeant at Law, and of the name, title, and degree of Serjeant at Law, and of and from all attendance and service, ...
James Manning, 1840
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The progresses and public processions of Queen Elizabeth: ...
... and considerations us moving, of our especial grace and mere motion have acquitted, released, and discharged; and by these presents do acquit, release, and discharge you of and for being any more, from henceforth^ Serjeant at Law, and ...
‎1823
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The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth: ...
... and discharged; and by these presents do acquit, release, and discharge you of and for being any more, from henceforth, Serjeant at Law, and of the name, title , and degree of Serjeant at Law; and of and from all attendance and service that ...
John Nichols, 1823
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The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of ...
Sir Thomas Walmysley, of Dunkenhalgh, Lancashire, had been made a Serjeant at Law in 1580 ; and a Puisne Judge of the Common Pleas in 1589. “ Sir Peter Warburton had been appointed a Serjeant at Law in 1594 ; and a Puisne Judge of ...
John Nichols, 1828
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The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities, of ...
1 Sir Thomas Walmysley, of Dunkenhalgh, Lancashire, had been made a Serjeant at Law in 1580; and a Puisne Judge of the Common Pleas in 1539. ' Sir Peter Warburton had been appointed a Serjeant at Law in 1594 ; and a Puisne Judge ...
John Nichols, 1828
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New Reports of Cases Argued and Determined, in the Court of ...
Lens, John Esq. called to the degree of Serjeant at Law, T. 39 G. 3. I B. & P. page 470 Promoted to the rank of King's Serjeant, E. 46 G. 3. 2N.R.379 Mansfield, James Esq. called to tl.e degree of Serjeant at Law, and ap- pointed Lord Chief ...
Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, Sir Christopher Puller, 1808
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