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  • 21counsel — n. & v. n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) a barrister or other legal adviser; a body of these advising in a case. 4 a plan of action. v.tr. (counselled, counselling; US counseled,… …

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  • 22counsel — coun|sel1 [ kaunsl ] (present participle coun|sel|ing or coun|sel|ling; past tense and past participle coun|seled or coun|selled) verb transitive ** 1. ) to give someone advice and help with their problems, especially as your job: She has spent… …

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  • 23counsel — noun 1》 advice, especially that given formally.     ↘archaic consultation. 2》 (plural same) a barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case. verb (counsels, counselling, counselled; US counsels, counseling, counseled) 1》 give advice to …

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  • 24counsel — [[t]ka͟ʊns(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ counsels, counselling, counselled (in AM, use counseling, counseled) 1) N UNCOUNT Counsel is advice. [FORMAL] He had always been able to count on her wise counsel... His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him. Syn:… …

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  • 25counsel — coun|sel1 [ˈkaunsəl] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: conseil, from Latin consilium, from consulere; CONSULT] 1.) a type of lawyer who represents you in court counsel for ▪ The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain. 2.) keep …

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  • 26counsel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. & n. See advice. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Advice] Syn. guidance, instruction, direction; see advice , suggestion 1 . 2. [A lawyer] Syn. attorney, legal adviser, barrister, counselor(s); see adviser …

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  • 27counsel — council, counsel 1. These are now distinct words and are only distantly related. A council is an administrative body or meeting, and its members are councillors. Counsel is advice given formally and often professionally; counsel or a counsel is a …

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  • 28counsel — 1 noun technical 1 (singular) a type of lawyer who represents you in court: The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain. 2 keep your own counsel to keep your plans, opinions etc secret 3 (U) literary advice 2 verb (T) 1 formal to advise… …

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  • 29Give Police a Chance — Infobox The Goodies episode name = Give Police a Chance number = 3 airdate = 22 November, 1970 (Sunday mdash; 10.35 p.m.) director = Jim Franklin producer = John Howard Davies guests = Paul Whitsun Jones as the Police Sergeant Jim Collier as ...… …

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  • 30counsel — 1. noun 1) his wise counsel Syn: advice, guidance, counseling, direction, information; hints, recommendations, suggestions, guidelines, tips, pointers, warnings 2) the counsel for the defense Syn …

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