Tra từ counsel - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

coun·sel [counsel counsels counselled counseled counselling counseling] noun, verb BrE [ˈkaʊnsl] NAmE [ˈkaʊnsl]
noun uncountable, countable
1. (formal)advice, especially given by older people or experts; a piece of advice
•Listen to the counsel of your elders.
•In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
2. (law)a lawyer or group of lawyers representing sb in court
•to be represented by counsel
•the counsel for the defence/prosecution
•defence/prosecuting counsel
•The court then heard counsel for the dead woman's father.
see also king's/queen's counsel

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere ‘take counsel’. Compare with ↑council.

Collocations:
Criminal justice
Breaking the law
break/violate/obey/uphold the law
be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
be arrested/ (especially NAmE) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US) felony charges
be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially NAmE) homicide/four counts of fraud
face two charges of indecent assault
admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for sth)
deny the allegations/claims/charges
confess to a crime
grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
The legal process
stand/await/bring sb to/come to/be on trial
take sb to/come to/settle sth out of court
face/avoid/escape prosecution
seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
sit/stand/appear/be put/place sb in the dock
plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
be called to/enter (BrE) the witness box
take/put sb on the stand/(NAmE) the witness stand
call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of sb
raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
reach a unanimous/majority verdict
return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
secure a conviction/your acquittal
lodge/file an appeal
appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
Sentencing and punishment
pass sentence on sb
carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
receive/be given the death penalty
be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
do/serve time/ten years
be sent to/put sb in/be released from jail/prison
be/put sb/spend X years on death row
be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
more collocations at ↑crime

More About:
lawyers
Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
In NAmE attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles: ▪ district attorney.
Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court: ▪ counsel for the prosecution.
Solicitor is the BrE term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
In NAmE solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government: ▪ Solicitor General.

Example Bank:
•He instructed his counsel to file bankruptcy proceedings.
•He is there to give you counsel on all matters.
•He worked for the committee as legislative counsel on issues of crime policy.
•His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women.
•Lawyers do not usually interrupt opposing counsel during closing arguments.
•My solicitor will brief the senior counsel.
•She is general counsel for the American Bankers Association.
•She is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.
•The accused was represented by a leading counsel.
•The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel.
•They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
•the counsel for the defence/defense.
•The court then heard counsel for the dead woman's father.
•Williams is the leading counsel for the victims' groups.
•the lead counsel
Idioms: ↑counsel of despair ▪ ↑counsel of perfection ▪ ↑keep your own counsel

verb (-ll-, especially US -l-)
1. ~ sb to listen to and give support or professional advice to sb who needs help
•Therapists were brought in to counsel the bereaved.
2. (formal)to advise sb to do sth
•~ sth Most experts counsel caution in such cases.
•~ sb to do sth He counselled them to give up the plan.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere ‘take counsel’. Compare with ↑council.

Example Bank:
•She counselled them to give up the plan.