English-Dutch translations for counsel

• aanraden
• advies
  Er is dringend behoefte aan advies over hiv-tests en counseling op Europees niveau. There is an urgent need for European-level guidance on HIV testing and counselling.
  Wij moeten wetgeving alleen voorstellen en aannemen op basis van verstandig advies en gedegen ervaring. We must only propose and adopt legislation on the basis of good counsel and good experience.
  Daarom moeten we dus normen vastleggen voor deze sector, kwaliteitsnormen en normen die bijvoorbeeld verband houden met het advies. This is why we need standards in this area, quality standards and standards relating, for example, to counselling.

Definition of counsel

• The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation
• Exercise of judgment; prudence
• Advice; guidance
• Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan
• A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter
• A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC
• To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody
• To recommend (a course of action

Examples

• The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
• Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.
• I would counsel prudence in this matter.

Related words

• counsellor
• counselor
• counselling
• counseling
• co-counselling
• co-counsel
• counsel for prosecution
• Queen's Counsel
• King's Counsel