counsel

8 definitions • 13 examples

to give advice, especially on social or personal problems:

The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the tragedy.

counsel someone on something My job involves counselling unemployed people on how to find work.

counsel someone about something She often has to counsel students about issues in their personal lives.

advice:

I should have listened to my father's wise counsel, and saved some money instead of spending it all.

one or more of the lawyers taking part in a legal case:

The judge addressed counsel.

counsel for the defence Counsel for the defence (= the lawyer giving advice to the accused person) argued convincingly that his client was not guilty.

to give advice, esp. on social or personal problems:

He was counseling athletes not to take steroids.

advice:

The president sought counsel from his advisers.

law Counsel is one or more of the lawyers taking part in a case or legally representing a person or organization:

Maloney skipped the meeting on the advice of counsel.

a lawyer or group of lawyers whose job is to speak for someone in a court of law:

defence counsel/counsel for the defence

prosecuting counsel/counsel for the prosecution

a person or group of people whose job is to give legal advice to a company or large organization:

counsel for/to sb/sth She acts as tax counsel for the National Association of Realtors.

Dent later became White House counsel to the president.