Barrister
noun
A type of lawyer in some countries who gives legal advice and represents clients in higher courts.
The barrister argued the case passionately in the court.
Often appears as...
- barrister at law
- criminal barrister
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Academic
noun
A person who has been called to the bar and is qualified to argue cases in court.
As a top-class barrister, she had a reputation for winning almost every case she took on.
Often appears as...
- qualified barrister
- junior barrister
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Formal
Technical
noun
A type of lawyer in some countries who gives legal advice and represents clients in higher courts.
The barrister argued the case passionately in the court.
Often appears as...
- barrister at law
- criminal barrister
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A person who has been called to the bar and is qualified to argue cases in court.
As a top-class barrister, she had a reputation for winning almost every case she took on.
Often appears as...
- qualified barrister
- junior barrister
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Clothing
Barristers often wear special garments like wigs and gowns in court.
The young barrister donned his wig and gown before entering the courtroom.
Pro Tip 2/3Higher Courts
Barristers primarily work in superior courts, not local or smaller courts.
After becoming a barrister, she focused on cases in the Supreme Court.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solicitor
A barrister is different from a solicitor, who typically handles out-of-court legal work.
For courtroom representation, choose a barrister over a solicitor.
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Clothing
Barristers often wear special garments like wigs and gowns in court.
The young barrister donned his wig and gown before entering the courtroom.
Pro Tip 2/3Higher Courts
Barristers primarily work in superior courts, not local or smaller courts.
After becoming a barrister, she focused on cases in the Supreme Court.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solicitor
A barrister is different from a solicitor, who typically handles out-of-court legal work.
For courtroom representation, choose a barrister over a solicitor.
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Clothing
Barristers often wear special garments like wigs and gowns in court.
The young barrister donned his wig and gown before entering the courtroom.
Pro Tip 2/3Higher Courts
Barristers primarily work in superior courts, not local or smaller courts.
After becoming a barrister, she focused on cases in the Supreme Court.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solicitor
A barrister is different from a solicitor, who typically handles out-of-court legal work.
For courtroom representation, choose a barrister over a solicitor.
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would become a barrister I was intrigued by the idea that one person's words could affect another Liberty I applied to Oxford University and they rejected me I decided to take a year off I went to Uganda for six months and spent three
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What does my headscarf...
Someone who looks like me walks past you in the street. Do you think they're a mother, a refugee or a victim of oppression? Or do you think they're a cardiologist, a barrister
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Combating corruption in...
would become a barrister I was intrigued by the idea that one person's words could affect another Liberty I applied to Oxford University and they rejected me I decided to take a year off I went to Uganda for six months and spent three
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What does my headscarf...
Someone who looks like me walks past you in the street. Do you think they're a mother, a refugee or a victim of oppression? Or do you think they're a cardiologist, a barrister
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Adnan Sami
Pakistani Musician
My father was a great connoisseur of music and arts. He said, 'I will encourage you in anything you do, but make sure you get a solid education.' So, I studied in the finest schools and went on to become a qualified barrister but didn't take up law because my music was my area of interest.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
My father is a taxi driver, and my mother ran a small business. I hadn't even met a barrister before I got my first shot at the legal profession. But back then, I was lucky enough to be given a break - I can't help but wonder if I would be so lucky today.
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John Bercow
British Politician
I said that if I hadn't been a politician, I'd have liked to be a barrister, or an academic. My beloved wife said: 'You'd be a very good barrister and a hopeless academic.' I said 'Why?' She said: 'Because you're not an original thinker.
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John Mortimer
English Novelist
Life as a barrister never was terribly real to me, and courtrooms were always a place of fantasy to me. They had nothing to do with discovering the truth, really, of course.
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Nicholas Hammond
When you think about it, a trial is not really about what the truth is, it's about which barrister is better at persuading those 12 people to believe their story.
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Nigel Havers
I knew I wanted to get into acting and my parents were fine with that. My brother, thankfully, became a barrister so I went under the radar.
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Ngaio Marsh
New Zealander Writer
If you don't write about what you know, you're like a barrister and have to do a frightful amount of research for each case.
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Jenny Eclair
Comedian
I think my siblings sometimes have to defend me within their social circles - they are both barristers.
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Anthony Trollope
English Author
An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
English Actress
I wanted to be a barrister for a long time.
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Adnan Sami
Pakistani Musician
My father was a great connoisseur of music and arts. He said, 'I will encourage you in anything you do, but make sure you get a solid education.' So, I studied in the finest schools and went on to become a qualified barrister but didn't take up law because my music was my area of interest.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
My father is a taxi driver, and my mother ran a small business. I hadn't even met a barrister before I got my first shot at the legal profession. But back then, I was lucky enough to be given a break - I can't help but wonder if I would be so lucky today.
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John Bercow
British Politician
I said that if I hadn't been a politician, I'd have liked to be a barrister, or an academic. My beloved wife said: 'You'd be a very good barrister and a hopeless academic.' I said 'Why?' She said: 'Because you're not an original thinker.
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John Mortimer
English Novelist
Life as a barrister never was terribly real to me, and courtrooms were always a place of fantasy to me. They had nothing to do with discovering the truth, really, of course.
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Nicholas Hammond
When you think about it, a trial is not really about what the truth is, it's about which barrister is better at persuading those 12 people to believe their story.
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Nigel Havers
I knew I wanted to get into acting and my parents were fine with that. My brother, thankfully, became a barrister so I went under the radar.
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Ngaio Marsh
New Zealander Writer
If you don't write about what you know, you're like a barrister and have to do a frightful amount of research for each case.
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Jenny Eclair
Comedian
I think my siblings sometimes have to defend me within their social circles - they are both barristers.
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Anthony Trollope
English Author
An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
English Actress
I wanted to be a barrister for a long time.
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