Library / English Dictionary

BARRISTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("barrister" is a kind of...):

attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barrister"):

Counsel to the Crown (a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler)

sergeant; sergeant-at-law; serjeant; serjeant-at-law (an English barrister of the highest rank)

Credits