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This list of honorary degrees lists all honorary degrees, including honorary doctorates. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Legum Doctor (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction.The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early practice in the University of Cambridge to teach both canon law and civil law (Doctor of both laws), with the double “L” itself indicating the plural, although Cambridge now gives the ...
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa ("for the sake of the honour") or ad honorem ("to the honour").
[40] [41] Similar to the Ph.D., the S.J.D. is a research doctorate and has been described as the "highest degree in law" by the University of Virginia, [42] as well as the "terminal degree in law for individuals interested in academia" by Indiana University [43] and the "most advanced law degree" by Harvard Law School. [44]
Bill Cosby has been the recipient of nearly 60 honorary degrees -- everything from fine arts, music, education, and law. 37 universities on the status of Bill Cosby's honorary degrees Skip to main ...
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Hillary Clinton received her honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree from the University of Oxford in 2021, where her husband, former president Bill Clinton, previously attended as a Rhodes Scholar in ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases.