barrister

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A doctor or barrister would be upper middle class.

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a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

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noun

a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

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noun

a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

Example sentences

A doctor or barrister would be upper middle class.

Which is sole-funded by a barrister who wishes to remain anonymous.

Brits have to "pupil" with a barrister for a while before they can go to court; repeating myself, Americans have no such requirement.

Margaret Thatcher was a research chemist, a barrister and former "Secretary of State for Education and Science".

In the absence of such a rule it might be difficult for an unpopular person to obtain legal representation, and barristers who act for such people might be criticised for doing so."

For example the most recent case involved a barrister making the accusations and the guy she'd accused being jailed amongst prisoners who'd somehow gotten the idea he was a pedophile[1].

"The document was signed by Douglas Gration, a barrister who was then Telstra's company secretary and official liaison for law enforcement and national security agencies.

Anybody that argues otherwise should familiarise themselves with the cab rank rule - "the obligation of a barrister to accept any work in a field in which he professes himself competent to practise, at a court at which he normally appears and at his usual rates.