counsel
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Mike Prysner, the executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, a group that provides legal support and counsel for conscientious objectors, told Salon that they have seen a huge increase in interest.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
McKinney told The Times he envisions himself as “a protector, as the local prosecutor, and a defender, as the general counsel of the city.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
GMC counsel Harriet Tighe submitted that Patel had stated he provided Patient A with his phone number because she might need to contact him for medical reasons.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Adalah's legal director Suhad Bishara told AFP on Wednesday that the group's lawyers had given legal counsel to "many" of the activists, though she added others had faced court hearings without legal assistance.
From Barron's • May 21, 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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