Counsel
Counsel noun - A person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations.
Defending counsel and counsel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defending counsel" instead a noun "Counsel".
Defending counsel
Counsel and defending counsel are semantically related. You can use "Counsel" instead a noun phrase "Defending counsel".
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Defending counsel and Counsel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/counsel/defending_counsel
Counsel & Defending counsel. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/counsel/defending_counsel>.
Defending counsel or Counsel. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/counsel/defending_counsel.
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