counsel to the crown
1Counsel to the Crown — noun a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler • Hypernyms: ↑barrister • Hyponyms: ↑King s Counsel, ↑Queen s Counsel …
2Law Officers of the Crown — The Law Officers of the Crown are the chief legal advisors to the Crown, and advise and represent the various governments in the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms. In England and Wales, and most Commonwealth and colonial… …
3counsel — n. & v. n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) a barrister or other legal adviser; a body of these advising in a case. 4 a plan of action. v.tr. (counselled, counselling; US counseled,… …
4The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …
5Crown attorney — Crown Attorneys or Crown Counsel (or, in Alberta, Crown Prosecutors)[1] are the prosecutors in the legal system of Canada. Crown Attorneys represent the Crown and act as prosecutor in proceedings under the Criminal Code of Canada. Criminal… …
6Crown Prosecutor (Australia) — Crown Prosecutors are the public prosecutors in the legal system of Australia[1]. Crown Prosecutors represent the Crown in right of the Commonwealth and in right of each State[2] or Territory in criminal proceedings. Crown Prosecutors are… …
7Crown Prosecution Service — (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron) Non ministerial government department overview Formed 1986 (1986) Jurisdiction England and Wales …
8The Oxford Movement (1833-1845) — The Oxford Movement (1833 1845) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Oxford Movement (1833 1845) The Oxford Movement may be looked upon in two distinct lights. The conception which lay at its base, according to the Royal Commission on… …
9The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
10The Sunne in Splendour — is an historical novel, the first one written by Sharon Kay Penman. The story begins in 1459 with the protagonist, the future King Richard III, as a young boy, and ends in 1485 with his defeat in battle. Unlike Shakespeare s unflattering… …
