Definitions for BARRISTERˈbær ə stər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bar•ris•terˈbær ə stər(n.)
(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.
Category: Law
Ref: Compare solicitor (def. 3). 4
Origin of barrister:
1535–45; der. of bar1
Princeton's WordNet
barrister(noun)
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
Wiktionary
barrister(Noun)
A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
Origin: From bar; the role of the suffix is unclear.
Webster Dictionary
Barrister(noun)
counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney
Translations for BARRISTER
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
barrister(noun)
a lawyer qualified to present cases in court.
- advokaatAfrikaans
- مُحامٍArabic
- адвокатBulgarian
- advogadoPortuguese (BR)
- advokátCzech
- der RechtsanwaltGerman
- advokat; sagførerDanish
- δικηγόροςGreek
- abogadoSpanish
- advokaatEstonian
- وکیلی که حق حضور در دادگاه و دفاع را داردFarsi
- asianajajaFinnish
- avocatFrench
- פּרַקלִיטHebrew
- अधिवक्ताHindi
- odvjetnikCroatian
- ügyvédHungarian
- advokatIndonesian
- málafærslumaðurIcelandic
- avvocatoItalian
- 法廷弁護士Japanese
- 법정 변호사Korean
- advokatasLithuanian
- advokātsLatvian
- peguam yang diiktirafMalay
- advocaatDutch
- (skranke)advokatNorwegian
- adwokatPolish
- وکیلی که حق حضور در دادگاه و دفاع را داردPersian
- (انګلستان) د مرافعى وكيل، هغه مشاور يا وكيل، چه د جګو محكمو د غوښتنې واك لرى: مقنن، څارنوالPashto
- advogadoPortuguese
- avocat pledantRomanian
- адвокатRussian
- obhajca (na súde)Slovak
- odvetnikSlovenian
- sudski advokatSerbian
- advokatSwedish
- ทนายที่มีสิทธิว่าความในศาลThai
- avukatTurkish
- 出庭律師Chinese (Trad.)
- баристерUkrainian
- پیرسٹر ، وکیلUrdu
- luật sưVietnamese
- 法庭律师，律师Chinese (Simp.)
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