in England, a qualified member of the legal profession who presents and pleads cases in court; counselor-at-law
Origin of barrister
from bar (noun) + -ister, as in minister, chorister
noun
The definition of a barrister is a lawyer; in England it is specifically one who can plead cases in court.
An example of a barrister is the character of Mark Darcy in the book and movie Bridget Jones' Diary.
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noun
Chiefly BritishA lawyer who is authorized to appear and present cases at any court in a jurisdiction.
Origin of barrister
Probably blend of bar 1obsolete legister legist ; see legist .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural barristers)
Usage notes
Some legal systems apply a separation of the roles of barrister and solicitor, such that a barrister (only) may address the court on a client's behalf and a solicitor (only) may act as an attorney for clients. In particular, this separation occurs in the UK and in countries that use the UK system. It does not apply in the US. Some systems apply a separation of roles that does not match the barrister/solicitor split.
Origin
From bar (a collective term for lawyers or the legal profession) and the suffix -ster.
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barrister - Legal Definition
n
- In England, a lawyer who argues cases in court. See also solicitor.
- In the United States, a lawyer.
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Sentence Examples
- Brodie, barrister, and nephew of Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, was born in London in 1815.
- The barrister sits without a jury.
- His work as a barrister was chiefly concerned with pedigree cases before the House of Lords.
- His son John Dolben (1662-1710) was a barrister and politician; he was M.P. for Liskeard from 1707 to 1710 and manager of Sacheverell's impeachment in 1709.
- SIR MATTHEW HALE (1609-1676), lord chief justice of England, was born on the 1st of November 1609 at Alderley in Gloucestershire, where his father, a retired barrister, had a small estate.
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