counsel *** coun·sel

counsel *** coun·sel
['kaʊns(ə)l]
1. n
1) (advice) consiglio, consultazione f

to keep one's own counsel — tenere le proprie opinioni per sé

2) pl inv Law avvocato (-essa)

counsel for the defence/the prosecution — avvocato difensore/di parte civile

Queen's (or King's) Counsel — avvocato della Corona

2. vt

to counsel sth/sb to do sth — consigliare qc/a qn di fare qc, (caution) raccomandare qc/a qn di fare qc


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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