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nounLaw.
(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.Compare solicitor (def. 4).
Informal. any lawyer.
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Also called: barrister-at-law(in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courtsCompare solicitor See also advocate, counsel