barrister:
(also ‘barrister-at-law’; plural: ‘barristers‘)
(in England) a lawyer who has the qualifications and experience to argue (plead) a case in higher courts of law,
a barrister in a court of law
e.g.
All most all the political leaders who fought for independence in India during British Raj were Indian barristers who did their law degrees in England.
As in any other profession, there are a number of lady barristers practising law in higher courts.
To learn more about barristers, please click here, and to know the difference between an advocate, attorney, barrister, lawyer, solicitor, please click here.
There are several names given to a person who has studied law and knows much about the law of the land and so is licensed to represent any person asking for justice in a court of law. The names we generally hear are: advocate, attorney, barrister, counseller, lawyer, prosecutor, solicitor and prosecuting officer. The difference is mostly the type and nature of the law job the lawman or law-woman does and the place (country) where he/she does it; whatever be the name, the fundamental job of a lawman/law-woman is to uphold justice and represent his/her client in a court of law and plead/argue in favour of his/her client until justice is done.
