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SERGEANT-AT-LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sergeant-at-law mean?
• SERGEANT-AT-LAW (noun)
The noun SERGEANT-AT-LAW has 1 sense:
1. an English barrister of the highest rank
Familiarity information: SERGEANT-AT-LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An English barrister of the highest rank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
sergeant; sergeant-at-law; serjeant; serjeant-at-law
Hypernyms ("sergeant-at-law" is a kind of...):
barrister (a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution)
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