assistance of counsel

collocation in English

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assistance
noun[U]
uk
/əˈsɪs.təns/us
/əˈsɪs.təns/
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counsel
noun
uk
/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
formal
advice:
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(Definition ofassistanceandcounselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofassistance of counsel

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The prisoner has theassistanceofcounsel, and is in communication with his relatives and friends in this country.
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I believe that we can leave it to the good sense of the courts, with theassistanceofcounsel, to get it right.
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Does that mean that none of these people had theassistanceofcounselat all?
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He is entitled to theassistanceofcounselor a solicitor or an officer.
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In every inquiry since then the tribunal has had the fullassistanceofcounsel.
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In difficult and complicated cases, theassistanceofcounselmay have to be sought.
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They have also been denied the right to effectiveassistanceofcounsel.
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Having the benefit of counsel orassistanceofcounselmeans that the criminal defendant has had a competent attorney representing them.
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Their appeal was heard withoutassistanceofcounseland their convictions were affirmed.
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Careful study of the decision, with theassistanceofcounsel, merely served to reinforce my natural expectation that the case was rightly decided.
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The conflict itself demonstrated a denial of the right to have the effectiveassistanceofcounsel.
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Others, such as theassistanceofcounseland due process rights, have application throughout the proceeding.
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He argued that the failure of his attorneys to appeal on the grouping question constituted ineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.
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If the right to theassistanceofcounselmeans less than this, a valued constitutional safeguard is substantially impaired.
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Another issue suitable for appeal in criminal cases is effectiveassistanceofcounsel.
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Typical claims might include ineffectiveassistanceofcounseland actual innocence based on new evidence.
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His dissenting opinion also held that the defendants were not denied effectiveassistanceofcounselin the trial court.
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It is possible - but very difficult - for a defendant who "is" so represented to have a plea thrown out due to ineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.
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Simpson's main argument was ineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.
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