Collocations withcounsel
These are words often used in combination withcounsel.
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advice of counsel
It is a matter on which he would naturally be guided by the advice of counsel.
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assistance of counsel
The prisoner has the assistance of counsel, and is in communication with his relatives and friends in this country.
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counsel of despair
I suppose we may agree that a primitive mechanism of "grasping" is, if true, a counsel of despair.
From theCambridge English Corpus
counsel of perfection
This is not a counsel of perfection; it is an effort to improve on the current situation.
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defence counsel
My sources said that he had no defence counsel whatsoever.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
independent counsel
The terms of the advice in any particular case will reflect the professional judgment of independent counsel.
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legal counsel
Similarly, the use of legal counsel and the judicial system can vary from one institution to another.
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opposing counsel
I have noticed of late a tendency of people who lose cases to blame the judge as well as opposing counsel.
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senior counsel
The authorities were represented by a galaxy of five senior counsel and eight junior counsel.
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special counsel
The role of the special counsel clearly will be important in this context.
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standby counsel
He later assented to standby counsel representing him.
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wise counsel
It is unified in tone (it has after all only one voice), it is authoritative, and it offers generous and wise counsel.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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