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  • 21counsel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 advice ADJECTIVE ▪ good, wise VERB + COUNSEL ▪ give (sb), offer (sb), provide ▪ seek …

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  • 22counsel — [[t]ka͟ʊns(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ counsels, counselling, counselled (in AM, use counseling, counseled) 1) N UNCOUNT Counsel is advice. [FORMAL] He had always been able to count on her wise counsel... His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him. Syn:… …

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  • 23counsel — 01. His best friend [counseled] him to divorce his wife after he found out she was having an affair. 02. They spoke to a [counselor] at their child s school to try to find out why she was constantly fighting with the other children in her class.… …

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  • 24take silk — phrasal Britain : to become a king s or queen s counsel * * * take silk To become a Queen s (or King s) Counsel • • • Main Entry: ↑silk …

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  • 25take — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ badly ▪ She took the news of her father s death very badly. ▪ seriously ▪ I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist …

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  • 26take silk — verb to be appointed as a Queens Counsel (QC) (a senior barrister) …

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  • 27take silk — Brit. become a Queen s (or King s) Counsel. → silk …

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  • 28United States Office of Special Counsel — For the other United States offices of special counsel, see U.S. Office of Special Counsel (disambiguation). United States Office of Special Counsel Official seal Agency overview Formed …

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  • 29Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Montgomery County, Maryland) — Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Address 17301 Old Vic Boulevard Olney, Maryland (Montgomery County), 20832 Coordinates …

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  • 30assigned counsel — any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense. Cf. public defender. * * * ▪ law       a lawyer or lawyers appointed by the state to provide representation for indigent …

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