Barrister

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Chiefly British A lawyer admitted to plead at the bar in the superior courts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See attorney.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A counselor or an advocate learned in the law, admitted to plead at the bar in protection and defense of clients: called in full a barrister at law.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
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    attorney    lawyer   
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    attorney   
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    jurist    solicitor    clergyman    novelist    banker