barrister
Definition
In the English legal system, the lawyer who confines his or her practice to the court room and (unlike a solicitor) does not provide legal advice to the clients. This distinction is not observed in US (where all lawyers are called attorneys) and most other countries.
barrister is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
barrister appears in the definitions of the following terms: queen's counsel, solicitor and attorney-at-law
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