white wig
Barrister's traditional headwear
A white wig is a powdered hairpiece associated with 18th-century European fashion and formal dress.
Judges and barristers in Britain and some Commonwealth countries still wear white wigs in court as symbols of legal tradition and impartiality.
The image evokes old-fashioned authority: a row of white wigs presiding over the proceedings.
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- judgeOne who decides
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- legal professionAttorneys as a group
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