- Order of the Coif
- An honorary fraternity of lawyers, membership being attained on the basis of exceptional work and standing as a student in a college of law.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Order of the Coif
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Order of the Coif — The Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates. A student at an American law school who earns a Juris Doctor degree and graduates in the top 10 percent of his or her class is eligible for membership if the… … Wikipedia
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Coif, Order of the — n. An honor society for law students in the top 10% of their class. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
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coif — /koyf/ A title given to Serjeants at law, who are called serjeants of the coif, from the coif they wear on their heads. The use of this coif at first was to cover the clerical tonsure, many of the practicing serjeants being clergymen who had… … Black's law dictionary
coif — /koyf/ A title given to Serjeants at law, who are called serjeants of the coif, from the coif they wear on their heads. The use of this coif at first was to cover the clerical tonsure, many of the practicing serjeants being clergymen who had… … Black's law dictionary
coif — A cap worn by sergeants at law in the English courts. See Order of the Coif … Ballentine's law dictionary
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