barrister

bar·ris·ter  (br-str)

n. Chiefly British

A lawyer admitted to plead at the bar in the superior courts.

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[Probably blend of bar and obsolete legister, legist; see legist.]

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barrister [ˈbærɪstə]

n

1. (Law) Also called barrister-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. (Law) (in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court

3. (Law) US a less common word for lawyer

[from bar¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

barrister - a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" Counsel to the Crown - a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law, sergeant - an English barrister of the highest rank

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barrister

noun advocate, lawyer, attorney, solicitor, counsel, Queen's Counsel, Q.C. The report has been written by a senior barrister.

Translations

barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] N (Brit) → abogado/a m/f LAWYERS, QC/KC

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barrister [ˈbærɪstə^r] n (British) → avocat m/f (plaidant(e))

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barrister

n (Brit) → Rechtsanwalt m → /-anwältin f → (bei Gericht), Barrister m

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barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] n (Brit) → avvocato/essa (con diritto di parlare davanti a tutte le corti)

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barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] n (Brit) → avvocato/essa (con diritto di parlare davanti a tutte le corti)

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barrister

n barrister [ˈbӕristə]

a lawyer qualified to present cases in court. advokaat مُحامٍ адвокат advokát advokat; sagfører der Rechtsanwalt δικηγόρος abogado advokaat وکیلی که حق حضور در دادگاه و دفاع را دارد asianajaja avocat פּרַקלִיט अधिवक्ता odvjetnik ügyvéd advokat málafærslumaður avvocato 法廷弁護士 법정 변호사 advokatas advokāts peguam yang diiktiraf advocaat (skranke)advokat adwokat advogado avocat pledant адвокат obhajca (na súde) odvetnik sudski advokat advokat ทนายที่มีสิทธิว่าความในศาล avukat 出庭律師 баристер پیرسٹر ، وکیل luật sư 律师