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barrister
[ bar-uh-ster ]
noun
Law.
- (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.
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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
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barrister1
C16: from bar 1
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Mr Adams was asked by his barrister for views on the BBC's response.
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Ms Patterson's barrister has said she did not deliberately serve poisoned food to her guests.
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Earlier this month Tom Crowther, the barrister helping to develop the schemes, suggested local inquiries into grooming gangs had stalled since they were announced in January.
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Giving evidence for the first time on Thursday, Marten was asked by her barrister Mr FitzGibbon KC if she loved her daughter.
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A civil case brought by four women against Andrew Tate is believed to be a legal first, a barrister for his accusers has said.
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