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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Coif

1. A white linen headpiece formerly worn by serjeants at law (barristers of high standing) in common-law courts. 2. The rank or order of serjeants-at-law. See ORDER OF THE COIF.

Order of the Coif

1. Formerly, the order of serjeants-at-law, the highest order of counsel at the English Bar. ( The last serjeant was appointed to the Order in 1875. 2. An honorary legal fraternity composed of a select few law students with the highest grades. See COIF.