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Q.C.
QC may refer to: * Queen's Counsel, the title of a King's Counsel, a type of lawyer in Commonwealth countries, during the reign of a queen * Quality control, the process of meeting products and services to consumer expectations Places * Quebec, a Canadian province * Quebec City, capital of the Province of Quebec, Canada * Quezon City, Philippines * The Quad Cities, a polycentric metropolitan area on the Mississippi River in the United States * Queen City (other), several populated places * The QC, a nickname for Charlotte, North Carolina Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Quake Champions'', a first-person shooter video game * Quality Control Music, an Atlanta-based record label * ''Questionable Content'', a web-comic by Jeph Jacques Education * QualiEd College, a school in Hong Kong * Queen's College (other), several institutions Science and technology Computing * QuakeC, a scripting language in the computer game Quake by ID Software * Quantum computing, a typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Counsel
In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is typically a senior trial lawyer. Technically appointed by the monarch of the country to be one of 'His erMajesty's Counsel learned in the law', the position originated in England and Wales. Some Commonwealth countries have either abolished the position, or renamed it so as to remove monarchical connotations, for example, ' Senior counsel' or 'Senior Advocate'. Appointment as King's Counsel is an office, conferred by the Crown, that is recognised by courts. Members have the privilege of sitting within the inner bar of court. As members wear silk gowns of a particular design (see court dress), appointment as King's Counsel is known informally as ''receiving, obtaining,'' or ''taking silk'' and KCs are often colloquially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
