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barrister
[ bar-uh-ster ]
noun
- (in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts. Compare solicitor ( def 4 ).
- Informal. any lawyer.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٱ·· [bar-, uh, -, steer, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barrister1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barrister1
Example Sentences
An inquiry into what happened at Manston has just begun and is headed by an independent senior barrister - but she does not have powers to compel people to give evidence.
The barrister representing convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby has said he will hand over "fresh" medical evidence to the body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice.
A barrister tasked with helping to develop local inquiries into child grooming gangs has revealed he asked a government official "do you still want me?"
Lord Pannick, one of the country's leading barristers in cases relating to government decisions, said the families he is representing "are not wealthy".
Smyth, a barrister and senior member of a Christian charity, was accused of attacking dozens of boys at his home in Winchester, Hampshire and at Christian camps in the 1970s and 1980s.
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