Counseled

/ˈkaʊnsəld/

Definitions

  1. (v.) Past tense of counsel, meaning to give legal advice or guidance.
    The attorney counseled her client on the terms of the settlement.

Forms

  • counsel

Commentary

'Counseled' is the simple past and past participle form of 'counsel' and is used to denote completed acts of giving legal advice.

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