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bar•ris•ter

Pronunciation: (bar'u-stur), [key]
—n. Law.
1. (in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts. Cf. solicitor (def. 4).
2. Informal.any lawyer.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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