counsel: translation
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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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II.•/Roman•
verb
Counsel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑caution, ↑patience