2. Noun. (legal) The pupillage of a prospective advocate or barrister ¹
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Definition of Devilling
1. devil [v] - See also: devil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devilling
Literary usage of Devilling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cases and Other Authorities on Legal Ethics by George Purcell Costigan (1917)
""devilling AND OTHER MATTF.RS.—It is not permissible or in accordance with the
professional etiquette for a Counsel to hand over his brief to another ..."
2. Briefs and Papers: Sketches of the Bar and the Press by Thomas Wemyss Reid, Charles Russell Russell of Killowen (1872)
"Jones is " devilling " that brief for Smith ' is a phrase which, ... Now, Mr.
Jones, in return for ' devilling' his friend Smith's brief (in other words, ..."
3. French Dramatists of the 19th Century by Brander Matthews (1901)
"Besides plagiarism, Dumas has been accused of "devilling," as the English term
it; that is to say, of putting his name to plays written either wholly or in ..."
4. The Fourteenth Century by Frederick John Snell (1899)
"The practice of " devilling," to use a vulgar but expressive term, is familiar
to all students of literature, the classical instance being that of Pope's ..."
5. A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London Courts by Thomas Leaming (1911)
""There is no rule or settled practice governing the remuneration for devilling,
or assistance given by one counsel to another, in the cases above referred ..."
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