Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

right of audience

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: right of au-di-ence
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Right enjoyed by a class of persons (especially lawyers) to appear and practice in a court on behalf of that person's client.

Example Sentences

"Every person who immediately before 1 July 1997 enjoyed a right of audience before any court, magistrate, statutory tribunal or statutory board shall on and after that date continue to enjoy such right before the corresponding court, magistrate, tribunal or board of the HKSAR."
"Subject to paragraph (2), any person may exercise rights of audience in proceedings dealt with as a small claim in accordance with rules of court."

Inflected Forms

rights of audience (plural)

Questions

What does right of audience mean?: Right enjoyed by a class of persons (especially lawyers) to appear and practice in a court on behalf of that person's client.

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