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  • noun Plural form of barrister.

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Examples

  • Such of the barristers as have a patent of precedence, as king's counsel, sit within the Bar, with the serjeants; all others are called _utter_ or _outer barristers_.

    An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition George Sharswood

  • And I am afraid I have not the necessary push -- I believe that is the name barristers give to their vulgarity -- for success in pleading.

    Major Barbara George Bernard Shaw 1903

  • But since most common law is written in English, barristers and judges mainly use English for their arguments.

    Learning Cantonese 2008

  • As to the second, I believe I may assert that it is as sure at least as the income of other professional men, such as barristers, merchants, and doctors.

    He Knew He Was Right 2004

  • As to the second, I believe I may assert that it is as sure at least as the income of other professional men, such as barristers, merchants, and doctors.

    He Knew He Was Right Anthony Trollope 1848

  • -- The word cyfarthwyr, here rendered "barristers," really means "those who bark," which is probably only a pun of the Bard's on cyfarchwyr -- "those who address (the court)."

    The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Ellis Wynne 1702

  • The figures, first of all: Googling the term 'barristers' earnings 'produces statistics from the Bar Council showing that for criminal work barristers earn between £10,000-£30,000 in their first year and £40,000-£90,000 in their fifth year.

    unknown title Simon Myerson QC 2009

  • She also criticised MPs who had second jobs, such as barristers or bankers in addition to their duties in the House.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • That was probably why more than one judge now filed into the room, followed by several barristers, all dressed in black gowns and powdered wigs and looking terribly important.

    How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011

  • “I thought you barristers had a natural bent for speechifying.”

    How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011

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