A lawyer who pleads cases in court.

synonyms: advocate, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader.

Roget 968: lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law; jurist, legist^†, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult [Lat.], legal adviser, advocate; barrister, barrister at law; King's or Queen's counsel; K.   C.; Q.   C.; silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher; tubman^†, judge etc. 967.    bar, legal profession, bar association, association of trial lawyers; officer of the court; gentleman of the long robe; junior bar, outer bar, inner bar; equity draftsman, conveyancer, pleader, special pleader.    solicitor, proctor; notary, notary public; scrivener, cursitor^†; writer, writer to the signet; S.   S.C.; limb of the law; pettifogger; vakil^†.    legal beagle [Coll.].    [persons accessory to lawyers] legal secretary; legal assistant; law student.    ... show more

Roget 695: advice, counsel, adhortation^†; word to the wise; suggestion, submonition^†, recommendation, advocacy; advisement.    exhortation etc. (persuasion) 615; expostulation etc. (dissuasion) 616; admonition etc. (warning) 668; guidance etc. (direction) 693.    instruction, charge, injunction, obtestation^†; Governor's message, President's message; King's message, Queen's speech; message, speech from the throne.    adviser, prompter; counsel, counselor; monitor, mentor, Nestor, magnus Apollo [Lat.], senator; teacher etc. 540.    guide, manual, chart etc. (information) 527.    physician, doctor, leech^†, archiater^†.    arbiter etc. (judge) 967.    reference, referment^†; consultation, conference, pourparler.    ... show more

Dutch: advocaat, raadsman
Polish: adwokat, obrona, obrońca

Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

synonyms: counseling, counselling, direction, guidance.

Dutch: advies, raadsman, advocaat, voorlichting

Give advice to:
— The teacher counsels troubled students.
— The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud.

synonyms: advise, rede.

Roget 695: advise, counsel; give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice [Fr.]; suggest, prompt, submonish^†, recommend, prescribe, advocate; exhort etc. (persuade) 615.    enjoin, enforce, charge, instruct, call; call upon etc. (request) 765; dictate.    expostulate etc. (dissuade) 616; admonish etc. (warn) 668.    advise with; lay heads together, consult together; compare notes; hold a council, deliberate, be closeted with.    confer, consult, refer to, call in; take advice, follow advice; be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from.    ... show more

Dutch: informeren, raadgeven, advies geven, aanraden, aanbevelen, adviseren, begeleiden, coachen