KC

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KC is a post-nominal title indicating a King's Counsel, a senior rank of barrister in certain Commonwealth legal systems.

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KC canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal honorific ⓘ
post-nominal title ⓘ
appliesTo advocates ⓘ
barristers ⓘ
associatedWith Crown ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution the bar ⓘ
associatedWithRole advocacy in higher courts ⓘ
category legal titles ⓘ
professional honorifics ⓘ
denotesRank senior advocate ⓘ
senior barrister ⓘ
entails recognition of excellence in advocacy ⓘ
senior status at the bar ⓘ
field law ⓘ
grantedBy monarch ⓘ
grantedOnAdviceOf government ⓘ
hasAbbreviation K.C. ⓘ
hasFemaleHolders yes ⓘ
historicallyAlternateForm King's Counsel ⓘ
Queen's Counsel (QC) depending on monarch's gender ⓘ
linked to: Queen's Counsel
language English ⓘ
legalSystemContext Commonwealth legal systems ⓘ
common law ⓘ
postNominalPlacement after the holder's name ⓘ
precedesName as a post-nominal after the holder's surname ⓘ
relatedTitle QC ⓘ
replaced QC in reigns of kings ⓘ
replaces QC when the monarch is a king ⓘ
selectionBasis experience ⓘ
merit ⓘ
standing in the profession ⓘ
standsFor King's Counsel ⓘ
status honorary rank and office ⓘ
usedFor indicating appointment as King's Counsel ⓘ
usedInJurisdiction Canada ⓘ
England and Wales ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
some Commonwealth jurisdictions ⓘ
usedSince various dates depending on jurisdiction ⓘ

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