NounWe seek counsel from the rich and powerful to learn their secret … Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Feb. 2004God had done a poor job, and Soaphead suspected that he himself could have done better. It was in fact a pity that the Maker had not sought his counsel. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye, (1970) 1994No matter how much time he is given, counsel would always like more, but the Chief Justice will not grant an extra minute unless the lawyer is responding to a question from the bench. Robert H. Bork, The Tempting Of America, 1990Counsel were to be employed. … And when the matter had been decided by the lawyers, Lord Fawn was to express his regret for having suspected his lady-love! Anthony Trollope, The Eustace Diamonds, 1871 You were unwise to reject my counsel. The student sought counsel from her teacher. She is serving as counsel for the defendant. All counsel are expected to obey the rules of the court. VerbHe balked at authority and, according to Mr. Green, tuned you out if you tried to counsel him. David Grann, New Republic, 14 Feb. 2000She had six children, whom she counseled and with great wisdom and patience. Erma Bombeck, The Best of Bombeck, (1965) 1967I had counselled Catherine to dine upstairs, but as soon as he perceived her vacant seat he sent me to call her. Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, 1847 He counsels people who are trying to quit drinking. concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community See More
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Borden, who now works as the senior policy counsel for international advocacy at the Southern Poverty Law Center, talked of incidents of sexism, saying her female friends have often traded stories amongst themselves. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Ty Cobb, who worked for Mr. Trump as a special White House counsel in 2017 and 2018, said the former president’s tendency to rail against prosecutors undermines his lawyers’ work. Alex Leary, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Kirkland & Ellis serves as legal counsel for SKKY Partners. Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 One of the most trenchant legal repudiations came from Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn, a Republican who had previously served as the chief legal counsel to Governor Scott Walker, when Walker was in office. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 But just two months later, she was tapped to serve as deputy legal counsel for then-governor Deval Patrick. Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Shan Wu is a former federal prosecutor who served as counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno. Norman Eisen And Shan Wu, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 Karen Grant-Selma and Jennifer Giddens are leaving their respective roles as general counsel and chief marketing officer. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 Maloney as the chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee and Goldman as the lead counsel for Democrats in the trial. Rick Klein, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2022
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An employer may counsel the offending individual, reassign the employee-victim, order the offender to leave, or stop doing business with the individual altogether and permanently bar him or her from the premises. Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Attorneys for Heard petitioned for a new trial, claiming that information on the jury panel list sent to counsel ahead of trial did not appear to match the demographics of one of the jurors, and so compromised Heard's rights to due process. Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 13 July 2022 The nine-year sentence was close to the maximum of 10 years, and Blagovolina and co-counsel Alexander Boykov said after the conviction that the punishment was excessive. Jim Heintz, Chron, 15 Aug. 2022 Blagovolina and co-counsel Alexander Boykov said after the conviction that the sentence was excessive and that in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole. Jim Heintz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 People headed to housing court, Courtney, the Cleveland already has done something to help people in housing court with the [00:25:00] right to counsel for families in poverty. Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 Ministers, sometimes in small groups, would counsel roomfuls of patients, while non-clergy counselors would describe the procedure and detail its safety. Kim Bellware, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022 Using telehealth, Caridi and her colleagues in Birmingham can counsel and screen patients from afar, sending them to Demopolis for most preliminary visits and imaging.al, 21 June 2022 Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Sam Aguiar and Lonita Baker, who represented Taylor's family, applauded the charges. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English conseil, from Anglo-French cunseil, from Latin consilium, from consulere to consult