barrister
11barrister — *lawyer, counselor, counsel, advocate, attorney, solicitor …
12barrister — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a lawyer entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts. Compare with SOLICITOR(Cf. ↑solicitor). ORIGIN from BAR(Cf. ↑barred) …
13barrister — [bar′is tər, ber′is tər] n. [< BAR1 (n. 6) + ister, as in MINISTER, CHORISTER] in England, a qualified member of the legal profession who presents and pleads cases in court; counselor at law: distinguished from SOLICITOR SYN. LAWYER …
14Barrister — Infobox Occupation name= PAGENAME caption= Illustration of an early 20th century French barrister official names= type= Profession activity sector= Law competencies= Advocacy and interpersonal skills, analytical mind, critical thinking,… …
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16barrister — barristerial /bar euh stear ee euhl/, adj. /bar euh steuhr/, n. 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. Cf. solicitor (def. 4). 2. Informal. any lawyer …
17Barrister — Bar|ris|ter 〈[bæ̣ ] m. 3; in Großbritannien〉 Rechtsanwalt [engl., „Rechtsanwalt“; zu bar „Schranke“] * * * Barrister [ bærɪstə; englisch zu bar »Schranke (des Gerichts)«] der, s/ , in …
18barrister — noun (BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, eminent, good, leading, prominent, senior, successful, top ▪ practising, qualified …
19barrister */ — UK [ˈbærɪstə(r)] / US [ˈberɪstər] noun [countable] Word forms barrister : singular barrister plural barristers a lawyer in England or Wales who is allowed to speak in the higher law courts …
20Barrister — Title of an English lawyer who has been called to the bar and can plead in the higher courts. The first element of barrister comes from the word bar ; the ister element is perhaps cognate with the French ist suffix which forms agent nouns. Cf.… …
