counsel
[noun]
Synonyms:
- advice, direction, guidance, information, recommendation, suggestion, warning
- legal adviser, advocate, attorney, barrister, lawyer, solicitor
[verb]
Synonyms:
- advise, advocate, exhort, instruct, recommend, urge, warn

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Related Words: admonish, reprehend, warn, direct, order, prescribe, charge, enjoin, prompt, urge, advocate, suggest

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English Thesaurus: lawyer, attorney, solicitor, barrister, advocate, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. coun‧sel¹ /ˈkaʊnsəl/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: conseil, from Latin consilium, from consulere; ⇒ consult]

1. a type of lawyer who represents you in court
counsel for
The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain.

2. keep your own counsel written to keep your plans, opinions etc secret

3. literary advice

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II. counsel² verb (past tense and past participle counselled, present participle counselling British English, counseled, counseling American English) [transitive]

1. formal to advise someone
counsel somebody to do something
She counselled them not to accept this settlement.

2. to listen and give support to someone with problems:
a new unit to counsel alcoholics

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

counsel
noun
I. advice
ADJ. good, wise
VERB + COUNSEL give (sb), offer (sb) | accept, follow, get, listen to, take Listen to the counsel of your elders.
COUNSEL + VERB prevail In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
PREP. ~ 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), a counsel of perfection (= advice that is good but difficult or impossible to follow)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

counsel
II. lawyer
ADJ. legal They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
chief, senior | junior | leading The accused was represented by a leading counsel.
Crown, prosecuting/prosecution The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel.
defence/defending | King's/Queen's
VERB + COUNSEL appoint | brief, instruct My solicitor will brief the senior counsel.
COUNSEL + VERB represent sb | cross-examine sb, question sb | argue sth, claim sth, say sth, state sth, submit sth His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women.
PHRASES counsel for the appellant/defendant/plaintiff/respondent, counsel for the defence/prosecution to be questioned by the counsel for the prosecution

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lawyer someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court:
His lawyer told him to plead guilty.
attorney American English a lawyer. Attorney sounds more formal than lawyer:
‘The United States sees intellectual property rights as sacred,’ said Thomas Klitgaard, an attorney specializing in international law.
Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent throughout the questioning.
solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law:
She works as a commercial property solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson in London.
He went to the family solicitor to make a will.
barrister a lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher law courts:
McWalter's barrister, Hugh Vass, stressed his client’s previous good character.
advocate formal a formal word for a lawyer in American English, or a barrister in Scotland:
The committee can put questions to the defendant or his advocate.
brief British English informal the lawyer who represents someone in a court case:
His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence.
counsel [uncountable] the lawyer or group of lawyers who are representing someone in court:
counsel for the defence/prosecution
tell to give someone information by speaking or writing to them:
She wrote to tell me she was getting married.
Can you tell us where the nearest garage is?
let somebody know especially spoken to tell someone something when you know more about it:
Let me know your new address as soon as you can.
Let us know what happens at the interview.
pass a message on to somebody (also pass it on informal) to tell another person the information that has been told to you:
She’s with a client at the moment, but I’ll pass the message on to her.
If I get any news, I’ll pass it on.
relate formal to tell someone about something that happened to you or to someone else:
One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant.
recount formal to tell someone about a series of events:
The guide recounted the history of the castle, from the 1300s onwards.
bring something to sb’s attention to tell someone about something that they did not know about, but which they need to know about:
I wanted to bring the matter to your attention.
She was the first person to study the effects of pesticides, and to bring them to people’s attention.
fill somebody in informal to tell someone about things that have happened recently, especially at work:
Can you fill Robert in on the progress we’ve made while he’s been on holiday?

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

recommend to advise someone to do something, especially when you have special knowledge of a situation or subject:
I would strongly recommend buying a good quality bicycle rather than a cheap one.
The report recommended stricter supervision of the trade in live animals.
tell to tell someone that you think they should do something, especially in order to avoid problems:
We’ve been told that we should start revising early.
I told you not to drink the water here.
urge to strongly advise someone to do something because you think it is very important:
Her doctor has urged her to see a specialist.
Police are urging drivers not to come into London this weekend.
advocate to say publicly that something should be done, often something that a lot of people disagree about:
In 1984, he advocated the use of force against Nicaragua.
I am surprised that dentists don’t advocate the use of fluoride tablets.
endorse to say in an advertisement that you like a product and think that people should use it:
A lot of companies use sports stars to endorse their products.
lawyer someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court:
His lawyer told him to plead guilty.
attorney American English a lawyer. Attorney sounds more formal than lawyer:
‘The United States sees intellectual property rights as sacred,’ said Thomas Klitgaard, an attorney specializing in international law.
Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent throughout the questioning.
solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law:
She works as a commercial property solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson in London.
He went to the family solicitor to make a will.
barrister a lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher law courts:
McWalter's barrister, Hugh Vass, stressed his client’s previous good character.
brief British English informal the lawyer who represents someone in a court case:
His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence.
counsel [uncountable] the lawyer or group of lawyers who are representing someone in court:
counsel for the defence/prosecution

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

counsel
̈ɪˈkaunsəl
See: keep one's own counsel

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