VI. Match the words and their definitions. 1. barrister 2. solicitor 3. evidence 4. chambers 5. action a) a matter before a court of law in an attempt to prove or disprove a point in issue , such as the statements of witnesses , documents, material objects, etc.; b) a legal proceeding brought by one party against another, seeking redress of a wrong or recovery of what is due; lawsuit; c) a lawyer who prepares legal documents, e.g. wills, sale of land or buildings,advises clients on legal matters, and speaks on their behalf in lower courts; d) a lawyer who has the right to speak and argue in the higher law courts; e) offices of barristers , etc. esp. in the Inns of Court. Judges in Great Britain In Britain, the vast majority of judges (that is, the people who decide what should be done with who commit crimes)are unpaid. They are called "Magistrates", or "Justices of the Peace "(JPs).