Collocations for counsel - noun
1. advice
ADJ.
good, wise
VERB + COUNSEL
give (sb), offer (sb) | accept, follow, get, listen to, take
Listen to the counsel of your elders.
Listen to the counsel of your elders.
COUNSEL + VERB
prevail
In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
PREP.
~ on
He is there to give you counsel on all matters.
He is there to give you counsel on all matters.
PHRASES
a counsel of despair
(= advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult),
(= advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult),
a counsel of perfection
(= advice that is good but difficult or impossible to follow)
(= advice that is good but difficult or impossible to follow)
2. lawyer
ADJ.
legal
They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
chief, senior | junior | leading
The accused was represented by a leading counsel.
The accused was represented by a leading counsel.
Crown, prosecuting/prosecution
The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel.
The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel.
defence/defending | King''s/Queen''s
VERB + COUNSEL
appoint | brief, instruct
My solicitor will brief the senior counsel.
My solicitor will brief the senior counsel.
COUNSEL + VERB
represent sb | cross-examine sb, question sb | argue sth, claim sth, say sth, state sth, submit sth
His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women.
His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women.
PHRASES
counsel for the appellant/defendant/plaintiff/respondent, counsel for the defence/prosecution
to be questioned by the counsel for the prosecution
to be questioned by the counsel for the prosecution