counsel

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noun

1 advice

ADJECTIVE

▪ good, wise

VERB + COUNSEL

▪ give (sb), offer (sb), provide

▪ seek

▪ accept, follow, get, listen to, take

▪

Listen to the counsel of your elders.

COUNSEL + VERB

▪ prevail (esp. BrE)

▪

In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.

PREPOSITION

▪ counsel on

▪

He is there to give you counsel on all matters.

PHRASES

▪ a counsel of despair (= advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult) (formal)

2 lawyer

ADJECTIVE

▪ legal

▪

They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses.

▪ chief, lead (AmE), senior

▪ assistant (AmE), deputy (AmE), junior

▪ leading (BrE)

▪

The accused was represented by a leading counsel.

▪ former

▪ independent, outside, special (all AmE)

▪

An independent counsel was appointed to conduct an internal investigation.

▪ prosecuting, prosecution (both BrE)

▪

The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel.

▪ defence/defense, defending (BrE)

▪ opposing

▪

Lawyers do not usually interrupt opposing counsel during closing arguments.

▪ King's, Queen's (in the UK)

▪ general (esp. AmE)

▪

She is general counsel for the American Bankers Association.

▪ legislative (AmE)

▪

He worked for the committee as legislative counsel on issues of crime policy.

VERB + COUNSEL

▪ appoint, hire (AmE), retain (esp. AmE)

▪ consult (esp. AmE)

▪ brief, instruct

▪

He instructed his counsel to file bankruptcy proceedings.

COUNSEL + VERB

▪ represent sb

▪ cross-examine sb, question sb

▪ argue sth, claim sth, state sth, submit sth (esp. BrE)

▪

His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women.

PREPOSITION

▪ counsel for

▪

the counsel for the defence/defense.

▪

the counsel for the prosecution

▪

She is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.

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verb

Counsel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑caution, ↑patience