Counsel

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  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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. See council.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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. in secret.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. to keep one's thoughts, purposes, etc., undisclosed.
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The exchange of opinions and advice; consultation
  • noun. Advice or guidance so given
  • noun. A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC)
  • verb. To give advice, especially professional advice.
  • verb. To recommend
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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"."
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    council  counsell  
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