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counsel
consultation; a lawyer; advice; guidance: She sought counsel for the proposed adoption.
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coun·sel
(koun′səl)n.
1. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation: joined in counsel with colleagues before deciding the issue.
2. Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. See Synonyms at advice.
3. Private, guarded thoughts or opinions: keep one's own counsel.
4. A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.
v. coun·seled, coun·sel·ing, coun·sels or coun·selled or coun·sel·ling
v.tr.
1. To give counsel to; advise: counseled us to be prudent.
2. To recommend: counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations.
v.intr.
To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council.
[Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulere, to take counsel, consult.]
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counsel
(ˈkaʊnsəl)n
1. advice or guidance on conduct, behaviour, etc
2. discussion, esp on future procedure; consultation: to take counsel with a friend.
3. a person whose advice or guidance is or has been sought
4. (Law) a barrister or group of barristers engaged in conducting cases in court and advising on legal matters: counsel for the prosecution.
5. a policy or plan
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity any of the counsels of perfection or evangelical counsels, namely poverty, chastity, and obedience
7. counsel of perfection excellent but unrealizable advice
8. private opinions or plans (esp in the phrase keep one's own counsel)
9. archaic wisdom; prudence
vb, -sels, -selling or -selled, -sels, -seling or -seled
10. (tr) to give advice or guidance to
11. (tr; often takes a clause as object) to recommend the acceptance of (a plan, idea, etc); urge
12. (intr) archaic to take counsel; consult
[C13: from Old French counseil, from Latin consilium deliberating body; related to consul, consult]
ˈcounsellable, ˈcounselable adj
Usage: Avoid confusion with council
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coun•sel
(ˈkaʊn səl)n., pl. -sel for 3, n.
1. advice; opinion or instruction regarding the judgment or conduct of another.
2. interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation.
3. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the lawyer or lawyers representing one party or the other in court.
4. deliberate purpose; plan; design.
5. Archaic. a private or secret opinion or purpose.
6. Obs. wisdom; prudence.
v.t. 7. to give advice to; advise.
8. to urge the adoption of, as a course of action; recommend.
v.i. 9. to give counsel or advice.
10. to get or take counsel or advice.
Idioms: keep one's own counsel, to remain silent.
[1175–1225; (n.) Middle English counseil < Anglo-French cunseil, Old French conseil < Latin consilium debate, advice, advisory body, plan]
syn: See advice.
usage: See council.
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Counsel
a body of legal advisors, 1393.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
council
– counsel1. 'council'
Council /'kaʊnsəl/ is a noun. A council is a group of people who run a local area such as a town, city, or county.
...Wiltshire County Council.
Some other groups of people who run organizations are also called Councils.
...the Arts Council.
...the British Council of Churches.
2. 'counsel'
Counsel /'kaʊnsəl/ is usually a verb. If you counsel someone, you give them advice about their problems.
Part of her work is to counsel families when problems arise.
Someone's counsel is the lawyer who gives them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court.
Singleton's counsel said after the trial that he would appeal.
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counsel
Past participle: counselled
Gerund: counselling
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counsel
A lawyer or team of lawyers conducting a case in court or giving legal advice.
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Noun | 1. | counsel - a lawyer who pleads cases in court law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
2. | counsel - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" career counseling - counseling on career opportunities cynosure - something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by" genetic counseling - guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children marriage counseling - counseling on marital problems and disagreements | |
Verb | 1. | counsel - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" admonish, monish, warn, discourage - admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" tip off, tip - give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" propound - put forward, as of an idea consult - advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry" contraindicate - make a treatment inadvisable |
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counsel
noun
1. advice, information, warning, direction, suggestion, recommendation, caution, guidance, admonition He had always been able to count on her wise counsel.
verb
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counsel
noun1. An exchange of views in an attempt to reach a decision:
2. An opinion as to a decision or course of action:
3. A person who practices law:
Slang: ambulance chaser.
Chiefly British: barrister.
4. Law. One who advises another, especially officially or professionally:
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Translations
مُستشار قانوني، مُحامِنَصيحَـهيَنْصَحَ، يُشير على
právní zástupceradaradit
advokatjuridisk rådgiverrådråderådgive
gefa/veita ráî, ráîleggjalögmaîur, málflutningsmaîurráîgjöf
rekomenduoti
advokātsdot padomuieteikt
právny zástupca
counsel
[ˈkaʊnsəl]A. N
B. VT [+ person] (frm) → aconsejar (Med etc) → orientar; [+ prudence etc] → recomendar
to counsel sb to do sth → aconsejar a algn que haga algo
to counsel sb to do sth → aconsejar a algn que haga algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
counsel
[ˈkaʊnsəl] n
(= advice) → conseil m
vt
(= recommend) to counsel sth → conseiller qch
vi
to counsel against sth → déconseiller qch
to counsel against sth → déconseiller qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
counsel
n
(form: = advice) → Rat(schlag) m; to hold counsel with somebody over or about something → mit jdm etw beraten or beratschlagen; to keep one’s own counsel → seine Meinung für sich behalten, mit seiner Meinung zurückhalten; counsels of perfection → schlaue Ratschläge
pl <-> (Jur) → Rechtsanwalt m; counsel for the defence/prosecution → Verteidiger(in) m(f) → /Vertreter(in) m(f) → der Anklage, ˜ Staatsanwalt m → /-anwältin f; counsel on both sides → Verteidigung und Anklage
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
counsel
[ˈkaʊns/əl]1. n
a. (advice) → consiglio, consultazione f
to keep one's own counsel → tenere le proprie opinioni per sé
to keep one's own counsel → tenere le proprie opinioni per sé
2. vt to counsel sth/sb to do sth → consigliare qc/a qn di fare qc; (caution) → raccomandare qc/a qn di fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
counsel
(ˈkaunsəl) noun1. advice. He'll give you good counsel on your problems.
2. a barrister or advocate. counsel for the defence.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈcounselled , (American) ˈcounseled – to advise; to recommend.
ˈcounsellor , (American) counselor noun a person who gives advice.
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