legal counsel

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandcounsel

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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counsel
noun
uk
/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
formal
advice:
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(Definition oflegalandcounselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal counsel

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Similarly, the use oflegalcounseland the judicial system can vary from one institution to another.
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Three-fifths of the journals have no control over their profits, and the majority of journals use the association'slegalcounselor media relations staff.
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I believe in this case, as in many others, the advice oflegalcounselis given far too much weight.
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Legalcounselto the hospital overruled the ethics committee, instructing the attending physician to comply with the family's demands.
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The case against the defendant was presented by the university'slegalcounsel.
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They propose a seven-step process involving the patient's attending physician, the patient's surrogate, the ethics committee, and possibly the institution'slegalcounsel.
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Althoughlegalcounselmay assist the clinician in providing specific information about the law and its application, lawyers have no inherent superhuman skills at resolving moral or ethical dilemmas.
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In the interviews, it emerged that most of the respondents who forewentlegalcounseldid so because of limited resources, not because they believed it to be unnecessary.
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It will use advisers and it will have the assistance oflegalcounsel.
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Fishermen will certainly be able to bringlegalcounselwith them.
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There is also the cost oflegalcounselat £100,000 and childcare at £25,000.
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For eight months, they were denied the opportunity oflegalcounsel.
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I am sure that theirlegalcounselmust be saying, as ours is, that their proposal will not meet the criteria set down.
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It is a matter of speculation whether such doubt can exist in the minds of seniorlegalcounselin this country.
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They have the right tolegalcounseland to representation in a court of law.
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If we receivelegalcounselto say otherwise, we will look at it again.
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The report went back tolegalcounselwith suggested amendments.
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We were advised by one of ourlegalcounselthat there was nothing wrong with it from our point of view.
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However, we usedlegalcounselto table some of them, so we have not had incompetents assisting us.
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Currently, they are refused basic services, such as interpreting orlegalcounsel.
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