Coif in United States
Coif Definition
A headdress. In England there are certain Serjeants at law who are called Serjeants of the coif, from the lawn coif they wear on their heads ‘ under their thin caps when they are admitted to that order. It was anciently worn as a distinguishing badge. Spelman.
Coif in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Coif | Coif in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Coif | Coif in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Coif | Coif in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Coif | Coif in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Coif | Coif in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Coif | Coif in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Coif | Coif in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A headdress. In England there are certain Serjeants at law who are called Serjeants of the coif, from the lawn coif they wear on their heads ‘ under their thin caps when they are admitted to that order. It was anciently worn as a distinguishing badge. Spelman.
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This definition of Coif is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.