| 单词 | general counsel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgeneral counsel general counsel n. Law (chiefly North American) (a) a lawyer or law firm retained by a client to represent the client generally, rather than for a specific transaction or litigation (b) the principal lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government body. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > legal representative or agent > specific procurator general1548 interdictor1681 sine quo non1693 general counsel1849 1849 T. Slidell in Rep. Supreme Court Louisiana 3 653 The sole facts upon which the plaintiff relies in argument are, that Frost was, as proved by a witness, McNeill's general counsel up to the time of his leaving the State in 1840. 1853 W. Pinkney Life 109 I am the general counsel of the Union Bank, and had, moreover, undertaken for it this cause in particular, having no idea that after the return of your retainer, with your own previous assent, there was, or could be any objection to my doing so. 1869 Blairsville (Pa.) Press 4 June There has recently been some change in the arrangement of the officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company... Joseph Leslay has been appointed Secretary,..Theodore Cuyler, General Counsel. 1941 A. W. Macmahon et al. Admin. Federal Work Relief ii. 46 Jerome Frank, then general counsel for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, participated briefly in the proceedings. 2006 Mergers & Acquisitions Rep. (Nexis) 23 Oct. The company dismissed its general counsel..as a result of the investigation. < as lemmas |
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