ORDER OF THE COIF

order of the coif

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Order of the Coif (koyf). 1. Formerly, the order of serjeants-at-law, the highest order of counsel at the English Bar. • The last serjeant was appointed to the Order in 1875. 2. An honorary legal organization whose members are selected on the basis of their law-school grades. See COIF.

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order of the coif

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order of the coif 〈英〉高级律师阶层 对英国旧时高级律师〔serjeants-at-law〕阶层的称呼，是历史上英国律师界的最高阶层，又被称为「白帽阶层」。在19世纪中期，他们对在民诉法庭〔Court of Common Pleas〕执业具有垄断地位。1846年以后，法院根据制定法的要求向所有律师开放后，该阶层便逐渐消失了。最后一位高级律师纳撒尼尔·林德利〔Nathaniel Lindley〕是于1875年被任命的。现在的美国律师界对这一阶层的缘来知之甚少。但是法学院中出类拔萃的学生可以入选一个也称为「白帽阶层」的组织，它是一个由少数获得最高学分的学生组成的荣誉性法律团体。 (→coif)

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