VERB + COUNSEL
give (sb), offer (sb) accept, follow, get, listen to, take Listen to the counsel of your elders
COUNSEL + VERB
prevail In the end, wiser counsels prevailed
PREP
~ on 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), a counsel of perfection (= advice that is good but difficult or impossible to follow)
ADJ
legal 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 Crown, prosecuting/prosecution 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
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
PHRASES
counsel for the appellant/defendant/plaintiff/respondent, counsel for the defence/prosecution to be questioned by the counsel for the prosecution
