barrister
noun/ˈbærɪstə(r)/
/ˈbærɪstər/
- a lawyer in the UK who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of law
- the barrister for the ferry company
More About lawyerslawyers- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
- In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
- the District Attorney
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
- counsel for the prosecution
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
- the Solicitor General
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2, Jobsc2- Mortimer is still a practising barrister.
- The barrister for the defendant picked up on this inconsistency.
- The solicitor must instruct a barrister to appear before the court.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- eminent
- good
- …
- barrister for
Word Originlate Middle English: from the noun bar, perhaps on the pattern of minister.
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