Comparative law notes
E&W
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barrister means:
full
noun
E&W
(UK & COMMONWEALTH) a lawyer that is allowed to plead for a client in the lower and higher courts (NB a solicitor is only allowed to plead for a client in the lower courts, although it is far more common for a barrister to plead and for a solicitor to instruct the barrister)
His barrister entered no plea to a drink-driving allegation.