barrister
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In mitigation, barrister Edward Butler said the defendant "will never stop being sorry".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
About an hour after that exchange, Ashby asked to speak to his barrister, and admitted his guilt.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The thoroughness with which Callanan, an Irish barrister by profession, treats these travails is the most attractive feature of his book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Now Zahid Hasan Akhand, who introduced himself as a barrister, was talking him through the different options and how to dupe the Home Office.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
He’s sitting opposite, a newcomer, an interloper—a retired barrister with a square jaw, pitted nose, and great floppy ears.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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