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McKenzie friend

McKenzie friend noun: one who assists a litigant in person in a common law court, whether legally qualified or not.

Noun

McKenzie friend (plural McKenzie friends)

  1. One who assists a litigant in person in a common law court, whether legally qualified or not.

Forms of McKenzie friend

pluralMcKenzie friends

Origin of McKenzie friend

Named after the 1970 case McKenzie v. McKenzie.

Questions about McKenzie friend

What does McKenzie friend mean?
McKenzie friend means one who assists a litigant in person in a common law court, whether legally qualified or not.
What part of speech is McKenzie friend?
McKenzie friend is a noun.
What is the plural of McKenzie friend?
The plural of McKenzie friend is McKenzie friends.

Words near McKenzie friend in the dictionary

  1. McKennons
  2. McKenny
  3. McKenzie
  4. McKenzie County
  5. McKenzie Creek
  6. McKenzie friend
  7. McKenzie friends
  8. McKenzie Hill
  9. McKenzies
  10. McKeon
  11. McKeough

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