patent of precedence
patent of precedence. Hist. A royal grant to barristers that the Crown wished to honor by conferring such rank and preaudience as assigned in the grant.
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Patent of precedence
Patent of precedence (英格兰古法)优先权特许状 作为一项荣誉授予某些出庭律师〔barristers〕——一般为高级律师〔serjeants〕，使之享受皇家律师〔Queen’s Counsel〕的地位与特权，现已废除。
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precedence
precedence (pres-[schwa]-d[schwa]nts or pr[schwa]-seed-[schwa]nts), n. 1. The order or priority in place or time observed by or for persons of different statuses (such as political dignitaries) on the basis of rank during ceremonial events. 2. Generally, the act or state of going before something else according to some system of priorities. 3. Parliamentary law. The
right of way
right-of-way. 1. The right to pass through property owned by another. • A right-of-way may be established by contract, by longstanding usage, or by public authority (as with a highway). Cf. EASEMENT. [Cases: Easements 1. C.J.S. Easements §§ 2–8, 13–14, 21–22, 24, 53–55, 57–58, 89.] 2. The right to build and operate a railway line
coexisting motion
Parliamentary law. A main motion, such as one raising a question of privilege, that is pending at the same time as another main motion of lower precedence.
pending
pending, adj. 1. Remaining undecided; awaiting decision (a pending case). 2. Parliamentary law. (Of a motion) under consideration; moved by a member and stated by the chair as a question for the meeting’s consideration. See CONSIDERATION(2); ON THE FLOOR. • A motion may be immediately pending, meaning that it is directly under consideration, being the
serjeant-at-law
serjeant-at-law n. 高级律师 早期英格兰律师界的最高阶层。在中世纪，高级律师是司法界的领导者，由开展在法官面前进行辩护之业务的人发展而来。17世纪时其地位受到了皇家大律师〔King’s Counsel〕的冲击，后者取得了优先权。高级律师的头衔可能由诺曼人引入，当时他们并非现代意义上的律师，而只是王室负责法律事务方面的臣僚，可以担任从封臣法庭的主持者〔steward of court baron〕到庄园领主等职务，还可以出任法庭的裁判者〔suitors in courts〕。高级律师由民诉法庭首席法官推荐，御前大臣提名，国王任命，并通过盖有国玺〔Great Seal〕的召见令〔writ of summons〕正式授予。他们着特殊服饰，在接受任命时要举行特殊仪式。高级律师比初级出庭律师〔junior barrister〕有优先权，但只有持优先权状〔patents of precedence〕者才能比皇家大律师更有优先权。国王可因某种需要而任命特殊种类的高级律师。高级律师有自己独立的组织，即高级律师公会〔Serjeants’ Inn〕，1845年以前他们垄断了民诉法庭的出庭业务，并有在该法庭之外的其它法庭的受审豁免权。从中世纪到19世纪末，王座法庭、民诉法庭及财税法庭的法官都从高级律师中任命，如有必要，某人可能在提升为法官之前被任命为高级律师，故此法官与高级律师之间彼此被称为「兄弟」。1877年，高级律师阶层被解散，但这种荣誉却从未被正式取消。1922年前，爱尔兰也有类似职业阶层。最后，「Common Serjeant」是指伦敦市〔City of London〕的司法官员。
heralds’ college
Heralds’ College. A royal corporation responsible in England for granting and recording armorial insignia and genealogies, and for dealing with matters of precedence. • The College was founded by Richard III in 1484, is governed by the Earl Marshal, and consists of three kings of arms, six heralds, and four pursuivants. The heralds’ books, based