barrister
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In mitigation, barrister Edward Butler said the defendant "will never stop being sorry".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
His barrister Imran Khan KC said: "Did you know then why a police officer was there?"
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The thoroughness with which Callanan, an Irish barrister by profession, treats these travails is the most attractive feature of his book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
About an hour after that exchange, Ashby asked to speak to his barrister, and admitted his guilt.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Dear Mrs. O’Brien, Inasmuch as you have not succumbed to the imminence of litigation in our previous epistle be advised that we are in consultation with our barrister above in Dublin.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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