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 [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. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity any of the counsels of perfection or evangelical counsels, namely poverty, chastity, and obedience

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, -selled US, -sels -seling, -seled

1. (tr) to give advice or guidance to

2. (tr; often takes a clause as object) to recommend the acceptance of (a plan, idea, etc.); urge

3. (intr) Archaic to take counsel; consult

[from Old French counseil, from Latin consilium deliberating body; related to consul, consult]

counsellable  US, counselable adj

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 He had always been able to count on her wise counsel.

2. legal adviser, lawyer, attorney, solicitor, advocate, barrister The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.

verb

advise, recommend, advocate, prescribe, warn, urge, caution, instruct, exhort, admonish My advisors counselled me to do nothing.

Translations

counsel [ˈkaʊnsəl]

A. N

1. (frm, liter) (= advice) → consejo m
to hold/take counsel (with sb) about sth → consultar or pedir consejo(a algn)sobre algo
to keep one's own counsel → guardar silencio
a counsel of perfection → un ideal imposible

2. (Jur) (pl inv) → abogado/a m/f
counsel for the defence (Brit) → abogado/a m/f defensor(a)
counsel for the prosecution (Brit) → fiscal mf
Queen's or King's Counsel (Brit) → abogado/a m/f del Estado

B. VT [+ person] (frm) → aconsejar (Med etc) → orientar; [+ prudence etc] → recomendar
to counsel sb to do sth → aconsejar a algn que haga algo

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counsel [ˈkaʊns^əl]

n

(= advice) → conseil m

(= lawyer) → avocat(e) m/f
counsel for the defence → avocat(e) m/f de la défense
counsel for the prosecution → procureur mf

to keep one's own counsel (= remain silent) → garder ses opinions pour soi

vt

(= give advice to) [+ person] → conseiller
to counsel sb to do sth → conseiller à qn de faire qch

(= recommend) to counsel sth → conseiller qch

vi
to counsel against sth → déconseiller qch

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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

vt

(form) person → beraten; course of action → empfehlen, raten zu; to counsel somebody to do something → jdm raten or empfehlen, etw zu tun

(in social work etc) → beraten

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counsel [ˈkaʊns/əl]

1. n

a. (advice) → consiglio, consultazione f
to keep one's own counsel → tenere le proprie opinioni per sé

b. pl inv (Law) → avvocato/essa
counsel for the defence/the prosecution → avvocato difensore/di parte civile
Queen's (or King's) Counsel → avvocato della Corona

2. vt to counsel sth/sb to do sth → consigliare qc/a qn di fare qc; (caution) → raccomandare qc/a qn di fare qc

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counsel [ˈkaʊns/əl]

1. n

a. (advice) → consiglio, consultazione f
to keep one's own counsel → tenere le proprie opinioni per sé

b. pl inv (Law) → avvocato/essa
counsel for the defence/the prosecution → avvocato difensore/di parte civile
Queen's (or King's) Counsel → avvocato della Corona

2. vt to counsel sth/sb to do sth → consigliare qc/a qn di fare qc; (caution) → raccomandare qc/a qn di fare qc

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counsel

n counsel [ˈkaunsəl]

1 advice He'll give you good counsel on your problems. advies نَصيحَـه съвет (po)rada rådgivning; råd der Ratschlag συμβουλή consejo nõu توصیه؛ رهنمود neuvo, neuvot conseil עֵצָה परामर्श savjet tanács nasihat ráðgjöf consiglio 助言 조언 patarimas padoms nasihat raad råd, tilråding porada conselho sfat совет rada nasvet savet råd คำปรึกษา tavsiye, fikir 忠告 порада صلاح، مشوره lời khuyên 忠告

2 a barrister or advocate counsel for the defence. advokaat مُستشار قانوني، مُحامِ адвокат právní zástupce advokat; sagfører; juridisk rådgiver der Anwalt συνήγορος, δικηγόρος abogado advokaat وکیل مدافع asianajaja, oikeusavustaja avocat/-ate עוֹרֵך דִין वकील odvjetnik ügyvéd advokat lögmaður, málflutningsmaður consulente legale, avvocato 弁護士 변호사 advokatas, gynėjas advokāts peguam bela advocaat advokat, sakfører adwokat advogado avocat защитник právny zástupca, -kyňa odvetnik pravobranilac advokat ทนายความ dava vekili 出庭律師或辯護律師 баристер; адвокат وكيل، مشير قانونى luật sư 律师

v – past tense, past participle ˈcounselled , (American ) ˈcounseled –

to advise; to recommend. aanraai يَنْصَحَ، يُشير على препоръчвам radit råde; rådgive; tilråde raten συμβουλεύω, συστήνω aconsejar nõu andma, soovitama توصیه کردن؛ رهنمود دادن neuvoa, kehottaa conseiller לְיָעֵץ सलाह देना preporučiti, savjetovati tanácsol memberi nasihat gefa/veita ráð, ráðleggja consigliare 助言する 조언하다 patarti, rekomenduoti dot padomu; ieteikt menasihat adviseren råde, tilråde, gi råd doradzać recomendar a sfătui советовать; рекомендовать radiť svetovati savetovati råda [] ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา tavsiye etmek, akıl öğretmek 忠告，建議 радити, рекомендувати صلاح دينا، مشوره دينا khuyên 劝告

n counsellor

a person who gives advice. raadgewer مُستشار съветник poradce rådgiver; vejleder der Ratgeber σύμβουλος consejero, asesor nõuandja مشاور neuvonantaja conseiller/-ère יוֹעֵץ सलाहकार, वकील savjetnik tanácsadó penasihat ráðgjafi consigliere, consulente カウンセラー 조언자 patarėjas padomdevējs; konsultants; advokāts kaunselor adviseur rådgiver, konsulent doradca assessor consilier советник poradca, -kyňa svetovalec savetnik advokat ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา danışman, müşavir 顧問 радник صلاح كار، مشير cố vấn 顾问