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counsel Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus , Medical , Financial , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Counsel An attorney or lawyer. The rendition of advice and guidance concerning a legal matter, contemplated for m of argument, claim, or action. The terms counsel and advise are frequentlyemployed as s ynonyms for the term aid and abet to describe a person who, while not actually performing a criminal act, induced its performance or contributed to it. The term junior counsel refers to the younger member of the team of attorneys ret ained on the same side of a case, or the one lower in the hierarchy of the fir m, or one who isassigned to the preparation or trial of less significant aspec ts of the case. The term of counsel refers to the description given to an attorney who is not the principal lawyer in charge of a case but who merely contributes his advice on the way it should behandled. Where of counsel follows an attorney's name on a letterhead or office sign, this designation indicates that the person is employed by the firm primarily as a c onsultant on specializedmatters, not as a full-time partner or associate. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. counsel 1) n. a lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsellor, counsellor-at-law, soli citor, barrister, advocate or proctor (a lawyer in admiralty court), licensed to practice law. In the UnitedStates they all mean the same thing. 2) v. to gi ve legal advice. 3) v. in some jurisdictions, to urge someone to commit a crim e, which in itself is a crime. (See: attorney ) Copyright © 1981-2005 by Gerald N. Hill and Kathleen T. Hill. All Right reserved. counsel

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counselAlso found in:Dictionary/thesaurus,Medical,Financial,Acronyms,Idioms,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia.CounselAnattorneyorlawyer.Therenditionofadviceandguidanceconcerningalegalmatter,contemplatedformofargument,claim,oraction.Thetermscounselandadvisearefrequentlyemployedassynonymsforthetermaidandabettodescribeapersonwho,whilenotactuallyperformingacriminalact,induceditsperformanceorcontributedtoit.Thetermjuniorcounselreferstotheyoungermemberoftheteamofattorneysretainedonthesamesideofacase,ortheonelowerinthehierarchyofthefirm,oronewhoisassignedtothepreparationortrialoflesssignificantaspectsofthecase.Thetermofcounselreferstothedescriptiongiventoanattorneywhoisnottheprincipallawyerinchargeofacasebutwhomerelycontributeshisadviceonthewayitshouldbehandled.Whereofcounselfollowsanattorney'snameonaletterheadorofficesign,thisdesignationindicatesthatthepersonisemployedbythefirmprimarilyasaconsultantonspecializedmatters,notasafull-timepartnerorassociate.West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.counsel1)n.alawyer,attorney,attorney-at-law,counsellor,counsellor-at-law,solicitor,barrister,advocateorproctor(alawyerinadmiraltycourt),licensedtopracticelaw.IntheUnitedStatestheyallmeanthesamething.2)v.togivelegaladvice.3)v.insomejurisdictions,tourgesomeonetocommitacrime,whichinitselfisacrime.(See:attorney)Copyright 1981-2005 by Gerald N. Hill and Kathleen T. Hill. All Right reserved.counselnounadviser,advocate,attorney,barrister,consilium,counselor,counselor-at-law,jurisconsult,jurist,lawyer,legal adviser,legal practitioner,legist,member of the bar,member of the legal profession,officerofcourt,pleader,solicitorAssociatedconcepts:advice of counsel,aidofcounsel,assignedcounsel,assistanceofcounsel,attorney'sfees,bennfitofcounsel,counselinacause,counselofrecord,denialofcounsel,effectivecounsel,EscobedoRule,of counsel,opposing counsel,sixth amendment,waiverofcounselForeignphrases:Consiliamultorumquaerunturinmagnis.Theadviceofmanyisrequiredingreataffairs.Praeproperaconsiliararosuntprospera.Rashcounselsarerarelyprosserous.

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