单词 | chamber practice |
释义 | > as lemmaschamber practice chamber practice n. †(a) sexual activity (cf. Compounds 2) (obsolete); (b) Law practice in private chambers as opposed to in court.Sense (a) is probably punning on sense (b), thus implying earlier currency of the latter. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > [noun] > occupation as barrister > in chambers chamber practice1709 1650 Mercurius Politicus No. 7. 103 The Cavalier Madams are like to be lost, now that their Servants are constrained to give over their Chamber-practise, to entertain new Clients in the Country. 1660 G. Rogers Horn Exalted 66 Many of that gown [i.e. lawyers] are seldom amorous, their dullmanity inclining them more to the hall than chamber-practice, and to the barr more than to the bed. 1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 101. ⁋1 A Lawyer who leaves the Bar for Chamber-Practice. a1797 E. Burke Tracts Popery Laws in Wks. (1842) II. 434/1 Chamber practice, and even private conveyancing..are prohibited to them. 1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. lxvi. 532 Many of our best lawyers content themselves with chamber practice, giving counsel, conveyancing, etc., and never appear in court. 1928 Times 5 Mar. 9/3 Besides being one of the counsel for the Home Office, he had an enormous chamber practice, and had licensing, rating, and the Poor Law at his finger's ends. 1992 Jrnl. Law & Society 19 154 The one-year diploma in legal practice..consists of simulated exercises in court and chamber practice, and lectures on the subjects which lawyers use most in practice. < as lemmas |
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