barrister

[bar-uh-ster]

noun

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.

2. Informal.,  any lawyer.

barrister

/ ˈbærɪstə /

noun

1. Also called: barrister-at-law. (in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courts Compare solicitor See also advocate counsel

2. (in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court

3. a less common word for lawyer

Other Word Forms

• barristerial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrister¹

1535–45; derivative of bar ¹, perhaps after obsolete legister lawyer or minister

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrister¹

C16: from _bar ¹

Example Sentences

When asked by defence barrister Tom Price KC if she still questions her identity, Miss Wandelt said: "Yes, I do."

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That evidence was essential because prosecutors knew that the defendant's barristers would question whether there was no evidence at all that the UK had regarded China overall as a threat between 2021 and 2023.

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At the Court of Appeal hearing in London on 17 October, Mahek's barrister had argued her age and "lack of maturity" should have led to a shorter sentence.

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His barrister said that a video uploaded to TikTok was filmed by a passenger in the vehicle, not the driver.

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Connolly, 68, a barrister and member of parliament since 2016, has surged ahead in opinion polls in recent weeks.

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