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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

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

Gibson's barrister asked the judge at Bristol Crown Court, Recorder Jaron Crooknorth, to defer sentencing and said that it would give him time to earn money with which to repay the victims.

From BBC Aug. 20, 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

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

But EA barristers said it had a general power to bring private prosecutions, and alternatively that allegations of conspiracy to defraud were connected to its functions.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

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

From BBC May 13, 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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