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barrister

[bar-uh-ster] / ˈbær ə stər /


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He was called to give evidence by his defence barrister, Kieran Vaughan KC.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Her father was a barrister, her mother an English teacher who, in a previous life, had also been going to audition after audition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The barrister added that since his arrest, the father-of-two had been seeking help with his mental health issues.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

To that end, we retained William Aron-sohn, as instructing attorney or barrister, who was head of one of the oldest law firms in Johannesburg.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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