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barrister

[bar-uh-ster] / ˈbær ə stər /


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Chow, a barrister, represented herself, told a hearing last month that she rejected the convictions, adding that she had "nothing to repent for".

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Defence barrister Andrew Ford KC suggested Irwin was accustomed to complying with his mother's wishes over many years, and was a man of lower than average intellectual functioning.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The prosecuting barrister, Nick Johnson KC, said Letby "tried to get out the back of the dock" when the doctor first came to the witness box.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The government's independent adviser on the ministerial code, Irish barrister James Hamilton KC, carried out an investigation and concluded in 2021 that Sturgeon had not breached the code.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

I learned an eclectic smattering of Commonwealth law from a traveling barrister too drunk or too pompous to realize he was lecturing an eight-year-old.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

During a two-day hearing at the High Court earlier this week, barristers for the MoJ said the Parole Board had failed to assess Razzell's risk properly and called for the decision to be reversed.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

On Wednesday, barristers described how damp and mould had spread to coffins, and that faeces and dried bodily fluids were seen on the floor.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

They sit with two side members who are lawyers, barristers or mediators.

From BBC May 19, 2026

During the closing stages of the first trial, Mr Justice Johnson issued detailed directions to barristers over their closing speeches to the jury.

From BBC May 12, 2026

“One of those white wigs that British barristers plop on top of their heads when they are trying a case.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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