Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation.
- noun Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. synonym: advice.
- noun Private, guarded thoughts or opinions.
- noun A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.
- intransitive verb To give counsel to; advise.
- intransitive verb To recommend.
- intransitive verb To give or take advice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give counsel or advice to; advise; admonish; instruct.
- To advise or recommend; urge the adoption of.
- To consult; take counsel; deliberate.
- noun Consultation; deliberation; mutual advising or interchange of opinions.
- noun Advice; opinion or instruction given, as the result of consultation or request; aid or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- noun Prudence; due consideration; wise and cautious exercise of judgment; examination of consequences.
- noun Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- noun A private or secret opinion or purpose; consultation in secret; concealment.
- noun One who gives counsel, especially in matters of law; a counselor or advocate, or several such, engaged in the direction or the trial of a cause in court: as, the plaintiff's or defendant's counsel.
- noun Same as
council , but properly a different word, the two being confused. Seecouncil .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.
- transitive verb To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
- noun Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.
- noun Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
- noun Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
- noun Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- noun A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
- noun One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case.
- noun [Obs.] in secret.
- noun to keep one's thoughts, purposes, etc., undisclosed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The exchange of
opinions andadvice ;consultation - noun Advice or
guidance so given - noun A
lawyer , as inQueen's Counsel (QC) - verb To give advice, especially professional advice.
- verb To
recommend
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb give advice to
- noun a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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This statement by senior counsel for the airline as to the manner in which he had attempted to handle his responsibilities should be enough to answer the complaint in the Appendix that "The management of the airline _instructed its counsel_ to deny every allegation of fault, and to counter-attack by ascribing total culpability to the air crew".
Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81 New Zealand. Court of Appeal
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As ever, the judging panel is made up of a raft of industry experts, including Blackstone Chambers 'Dinah Rose QC, Music Choice general counsel Chris Johnstone, Sajid Hussein, head of legal EMEA, Bank of America and BT Retail general counsel Nigel Paterson.
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Morris, who also sits on the executive management committee of BP's refining and marketing arm, is one of two associate general counsel who sit beneath global group general counsel Rupert Bondy.
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I rested my case at 4: 08 PM, but the defense counsel is still busily validating my thesis.
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I rested my case at 4: 08 PM, but the defense counsel is still busily validating my thesis.
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Attorney Yaye says the consultative counsel is confident it is presenting the people of Niger with the best way to restore civilian rule.
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Attorney Yaye says the consultative counsel is confident it is presenting the people of Niger with the best way to restore civilian rule.
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Really?? your argument that non-US citizens have a right to counsel is a SINGLE district court decision by a Judge who has devoted most of her pre-judicial career to liberal/democratic causes.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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Attorney Yaye says the consultative counsel is confident it is presenting the people of Niger with the best way to restore civilian rule.
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Attorney Yaye says the consultative counsel is confident it is presenting the people of Niger with the best way to restore civilian rule.
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