learned counsel

English

Noun

learned counsel (plural learned counsels)

  1. (law, formal) A courteous description used to refer to a lawyer.
    • 1882, David Dudley Field, The State of New York Against the State of Louisiana and Others, Argument of Mr. David Dudley Field, Replying for the State of New York, Dorsheimer, Bacon & Deyo, Solicitors for Complainant, David Dudley Field, of Counsel, page 50:
      One of the objections of the learned counsel is, that the debts of states are debts of honor only; engagements of imperfect obligation, which the debtors may keep or break at will, without accountability anywhere.
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