bar·ris·ter
noun/ˈbærɪstə(r)/
/ˈbærɪstər/
- a lawyer in the UK who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of law
出庭律师,大律师,辩护律师(在英国有资格出席高等法庭进行辩护) - the barrister for the ferry company
代表渡轮公司的辩护律师
More About lawyerslawyers- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
- In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
- the District Attorney
地方检察官
- the District Attorney
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
- counsel for the prosecution
控方律师
- counsel for the prosecution
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
- the Solicitor General
副检察长
- the Solicitor General
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2, Jobsc2- Mortimer is still a practising barrister.
莫蒂默仍然是一名执业律师。 - The barrister for the defendant picked up on this inconsistency.
被告的律师注意到了这种不一致。 - The solicitor must instruct a barrister to appear before the court.
事务律师必须委托辩护律师出庭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
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- barrister for
Word Originlate Middle English: from the noun bar, perhaps on the pattern of minister. - the barrister for the ferry company