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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:title
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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KC
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Queen's_Counsel
KC
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gptkbp:appointedBy
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gptkb:King
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gptkbp:appointedOnAdviceOf
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gptkb:Lord_Chancellor_(UK)
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gptkbp:appointmentDate
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gptkb:Recommendation
gptkb:award
application and selection
approval by monarch
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:lawyer
British legal system
honorific titles
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gptkbp:colloquialName
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taking silk
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gptkbp:compatibleWith
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gptkb:United_States
Scotland (uses 'King's Counsel' but with different process)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:established
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16th century
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:notableFor
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high professional standing
leadership in court
seniority in legal profession
special recognition by the Crown
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Serjeant-at-law
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gptkbp:privileges
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sit within the inner bar
use post-nominal letters KC or QC
wear silk gowns
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gptkbp:relatedTitle
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gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Barrister
Senior Counsel
Advocate
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gptkbp:role
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senior advocate
senior barrister
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gptkbp:titleChangesWithMonarch
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true
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gptkbp:titleDuringKingReign
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gptkb:Queen's_Counsel
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gptkbp:titleDuringQueenReign
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gptkb:Queen's_Counsel
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gptkbp:usedIn
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common law jurisdictions
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gptkbp:wornBy
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silk gown
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Meadow_Skipper
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kings Counsel
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