counsel
Definitions
Advice or guidance given to someone.
A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice or representing a client.
To give professional or personal advice to someone.
Examples
The lawyer provided sound counsel to his client throughout the trial.
I decided to seek counsel from my mentor before making such a significant career move.
Synonyms
advice guidance recommendation direction instruction suggestion admonition
Antonyms
misguidance misdirection deception obstruction hindrance ignorance confusion