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

Noun

a lawyer who is qualified to plead in the higher courts [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

Translations

barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] n (BRIT) → abogado/a

barrister

En el sistema legal inglés barrister es el abogado que se ocupa de defender los casos de sus clientes en los tribunales superiores. El equivalente escocés es "advocate". Normalmente actúan según instrucciones de un "solicitor", abogado de despacho que no toma parte activa en los juicios de dichos tribunales. El título de barrister lo otorga el órgano colegiado correspondiente, "the Inns of Court".

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barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] n (Brit) → avocat (plaidant)

barrister

En Angleterre, un barrister, que l'on appelle également "barrister-at-law", est un avocat qui représente ses clients devant la cour et plaide pour eux. Le client doit d'abord passer par l'intermédiaire d'un "solicitor". On obtient le diplôme de barrister après avoir fait des études dans l'une des "Inns of Court", les quatre écoles de droit londoniennes.

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barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] (Brit) n → Rechtsanwalt m, Rechtsanwältin f

barrister

Barrister oder barrister-at-law ist in England die Bezeichnung für einen Rechtsanwalt, der seine Klienten vor allem vor Gericht vertritt; im Gegensatz zum solicitor, der nicht vor Gericht auftritt, sondern einen barrister mit dieser Aufgabe beauftragt.

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barrister [ˈbærɪstəʳ] n (BRIT) → avvocato

barrister

Il barrister è un membro della più prestigiosa delle due branche della professione legale (l'altra è quella dei "solicitor"); la sua funzione è quella di rappresentare i propri clienti in tutte le corti ("magistrates' court", "crown court" e "Court of Appeal"), generalmente seguendo le istruzioni del caso preparate dai "solicitor".

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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 ?구어? 법률가, 변호사 advokatas advokāts peguam yang diiktiraf advocaat (skranke)advokat adwokat advogado avocat pledant адвокат obhajca (na súde) odvetnik sudski advokat advokat ทนายที่มีสิทธิว่าความในศาล avukat 律師 баристер پیرسٹر ، وکیل luật sư 律师