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Barrister

nounid 21955·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Variants

plural
Barristers
possessive
Barrister's
pluralpossessive
Barristers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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