counsel
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Defence counsel Neil Shand said the mechanic - who appeared via video link - had regarded Ben Taylor as his closest friend.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The appeals court found “the trial court’s handling of the note deprived defendant of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of his trial.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s hard to debunk false claims “coming with the seal of the federal government,” said Derek Tisler, counsel and manager with the Brennan Center for Justice’s elections and government program.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Czarnocki, the general counsel for a startup developing a trading terminal for prediction markets, said he lost only $25.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
‘But first send for Éomer. Do I not guess rightly that you hold him prisoner, by the counsel of Gríma, of him that all save you name the Wormtongue?’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing counsel
The Bill of Rights
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Some Tricky Homonyms
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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