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barrister

[ bar-uh-ster ]

noun

Law.
  1. (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 ).
  2. Informal. any lawyer.


barrister

/ ˈæɪə /

noun

  1. Also calledbarrister-at-law (in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courts Compare solicitor See also advocate counsel
  2. (in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court
  3. a less common word for lawyer
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··ٱ·· [bar-, uh, -, steer, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of barrister1

1535–45; derivative of bar 1, perhaps after obsolete legister lawyer or minister
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of barrister1

C16: from bar 1
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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.

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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.

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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?"

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Lord Pannick, one of the country's leading barristers in cases relating to government decisions, said the families he is representing "are not wealthy".

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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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