counsel

coun·sel  (kounsl)

n.

1. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation.

2. Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. See Synonyms at advice.

3. A plan of action.

4. Private, guarded thoughts or opinions: keep one's own counsel.

5. A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.

v. coun·seled or coun·selled, coun·sel·ing or coun·sel·ling, coun·sels

v.tr.

1. To give counsel to; advise. See Synonyms at advise.

2. To recommend: counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations.

v.intr.

To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council.

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[Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cnsilium; akin to cnsulere, to take counsel, consult.]

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counsel

Noun

1. advice or guidance

2. discussion or consultation: when it was over they took counsel of their consciences

3. a barrister or group of barristers who conduct cases in court and advise on legal matters

Verb

[-selling, -selled] or US [-seling, -seled]

1. to give advice or guidance to

2. to recommend or urge [Latin consilium deliberating body]

counselling or US
counseling n

USAGE: Avoid confusion with council.

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Counsel a body of legal advisors, 1393.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	counsel - a lawyer who pleads cases in court counselor-at-law, pleader, advocate, counsellor, counselor 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" attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
	2.	counsel - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action counseling, counselling, guidance, direction 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" subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about 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 confidential information, steer, tip, wind, hint, lead - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
Verb	1.	counsel - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" advise, rede urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" dissuade, deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" 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" misadvise, misguide - give bad advice to 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

noun 2. legal adviser, lawyer, attorney, solicitor, advocate, barrister

verb 3. advise, recommend, advocate, prescribe, warn, urge, caution, instruct, exhort, admonish

Translations

counsel [ˈkaunsl] n (= advice) → consejo (= lawyer); abogado/a

vt → aconsejar;

counsel for the defence/the prosecution → abogado/a defensor(a)/fiscal;

to counsel sth/sb to do sth → aconsejar algo/a algn que haga algo

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counsel [ˈkaunsl] n → conseil m (= lawyer); avocat(e)

vt to counsel (sb to do sth) → conseiller (à qn de faire qch);

counsel for the defence/the prosecution → (avocat de la) défense/ avocat du ministère public

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counsel [ˈkaunsl] n → Rat(schlag) m;

(lawyer) → Rechtsanwalt m, Rechtsanwältin f

vt → beraten;

to counsel sth → etw raten or empfehlen;

to counsel sb to do sth → jdm raten or empfehlen, etw zu tun;

counsel for the defence → Verteidiger(in) m(f);

counsel for the prosecution → Vertreter(in) m(f) der Anklage

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counsel [ˈkaunsl] n → avvocato; consultazione f

vt to counsel sth/sb to do sth → consigliare qc/a qn di fare qc;

counsel for the defence/the prosecution → avvocato difensore/di parte civile