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barrister Definition

bar·ris·ter (bar′is tər, ber′-)

noun

in England, a qualified member of the legal profession who presents and pleads cases in court; counselor-at-law

Etymology: < bar () + -ister, as in minister, chorister

barrister Synonyms

barrister

n.

counselor, attorney, advocate; see lawyer. See syn. study at lawyer.

barrister Law Definition

n

  1. In England, a lawyer who argues cases in court. See also solicitor.
  2. In the United States, a lawyer.
barrister Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • instruct: Case Example 4 A member instructed barristers to act for his client at a forthcoming public inquiry.
  • practice: Gary Webber was a practicing barrister for 22 years specializing in property law.
  • employ: You may have employed a barrister to represent you at this stage.
  • intend: This is met by taking the Bar Vocational Course for intending barristers, or the Legal Practice Course for intending solicitors.
  • qualify: Over 800 cases are compiled and edited by fully qualified barristers each year.
  • become: Benjamin became a British barrister at the age of 55.

Adjective modifier

  • eminent: But many of today's most eminent barristers tend to feel this trend is unhealthy and that a wide range of experience is important.
  • qualified: Andrew, a qualified barrister, joined the group in 1992 having specialized in commercial law.
  • junior: He is listed in Chambers Guide To the Legal profession as one of the leading junior barristers in housing law.
  • prominent: The Chairperson is Lady Helena Kennedy, a prominent female barrister.
  • distinguished: On my left, we have Miss Anesta Weekes; Anesta is in fact a QC, a distinguished barrister.
  • experienced: There are legal submissions by experienced barristers; there is a judgment from the tribunal.

Modifies a noun

  • chamber: A behind the scenes look at training at a range of different size law firms and barristers chambers.

Noun used with modifier

  • trainee: Trainee barrister Mr Hook, from Deal, was nominated for the RSA gong by the long-standing Lib Dem activist Cynthia Terry.
  • prosecution: The summing up begins with an unsurprisingly harsh summary from the prosecution barrister.
  • defense: In the second case, the defense barrister had not had time to meet his witness, who was delivered late from prison.

Possessives

  • chamber: Entry could also arise from sponsorship by barristers ' chambers.
  • clerk: The company is run by an experienced barristers ' clerk, Martin Poulter.

Preposition: in

  • chamber: True, the police, prison service and barristers in chambers can no longer legally exclude people living with HIV from their ranks.

Preposition: from

  • chamber: The report on the legal profession shows that almost 70 per cent of barristers from leading chambers were educated at private schools.