counsel
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The LA28 executive committee backed Wasserman after a review with the assistance of outside counsel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
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
Last year, Pirro hired two lawyers and conferred upon them the title of special counsel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He said that counsel had timely made the Batson objection and attempted to engage the three-step process but that the third step never occurred.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
He couldn't find volunteer counsel for his postconviction appeals, so most of his legal claims were procedurally barred because he had missed the filing deadlines.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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