counsel

[ˈkaʊnsl]

Definition:
1. A lawyer who pleads cases in court.
2. Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
3. Give advice to.

Use 'counsel' in a sentence:

1. The boy refused to listen to his father's counsel.
2. He thought about it for a long time, and at last found good counsel.
3. He shows keen interest in his friends, hearing out their problems and offering counsel.
4. They counsel against traveling at night in such a dangerous country.
5. He was asked if Lindh had been permitted counsel.
6. Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy.
7. Counsel for the prosecution said, "Take the witness."
8. They offer a free counselling service which can offer help and advice on legal matters.
9. None smiled; but all were sore perplexed, and looked one to the other in deep tribulation for counsel.
10. Singleton's counsel said after the trial that he would appeal.
11. Yet this book is not a counsel of despair.
12. Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to Deputy Counsel Craig Gillen.
13. The court then heard counsel for the dead woman's father.
14. They are offered very little counselling or support.
15. The king was well pleased with the counsel, and caused the peas to be strewn.
16. The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.
17. Many churches provide excellent pastoral counselling.
18. Listen to the counsel of your elders.
19. Crawford counsels her on all aspects of her career.
20. His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him.
21. On the way home from Vietnam, I found out that Chuck Ruff, my White House counsel during the impeachment proceeding, had died suddenly.
22. Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel.
23. Xuande took counsel with Kongming.
24. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
25. Act as agent ad litem or defense counsel in private prosecution proceedings.
26. We help guide people to critical resources and counsel them on life-changing decisions.
27. Counsel for Potter declined to question him.
28. The night-wind said, "I will give thee counsel."
29. In return for my wise counsel, he gave me the only fee I ever received for legal advice in the Elm Street Diner, a raffle ticket.
30. You can always count on her wise counsel.
31. "A comparison point is in the 1990s battles over encryption," said Kurt Opsahl, general counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy watchdog group.
32. Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
33. She will need medical help and counselling to overcome the tragedy.
34. Counsel for the defence submitted that the evidence was inadmissible.
35. Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid excess and not to be a prosperous fool.
36. That little babe has been gifted with a voice to second and confirm the counsel which you have heard.
37. With luck, wiser counsel will prevail.
38. "I struck gold," says Redmon, who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company.
39. He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
40. A few schools now offer counselling sessions; all have some system of pastoral care.
41. It is wise to seek help and counsel as soon as possible.
42. He had always been able to count on her wise counsel.
43. In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
44. My advisers counselled me to do nothing.
45. She's a nurse by profession and now runs a counselling service for women.
46. Therapists were brought in to counsel the bereaved.
47. Mr. A was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. B for the defendant.
48. The Boyars' counsel, that is the counsel of the nobles, literally met in the palace.
49. I was grateful for her wise counsel.
50. The prime minister was right to counsel caution about military intervention.
51. After some further questioning, counsel for the prosecution said, "Take the witness."
52. Most experts counsel caution in such cases.