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cocounsel

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Definition of cocounsel

as in lawyer

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Recent Examples of cocounsel Mesereau cocounsel Kathleen Bliss said at a hearing last week. — Laura McCrystal, Philly.com, 1 Apr. 2018 Relying in part on the text messages collected from Michelle's phone, Rayburn and her cocounsel, Maryclare Flynn, described her as a lonely, calculating girl who killed an ambivalent boy to win the attention of her peers. — Jesse Barron, Esquire, 23 Aug. 2017

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Noun

Blinken and the White House turned to lawyers at the State Department and the National Security Council, who took a highly technical approach.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
His lawyers said others had access to his devices and cited signs of hacking.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of lawyer

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Patrick Clancy appears to share a similar perspective to the one put forward by his wife’s attorney and the lawsuit.

— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The Innocence Project persuaded a top trial attorney, Hubert Santos, to advocate for Smith’s release.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

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Ruemmler served as White House counsel under Obama from 2011 to 2014 and was briefly considered for attorney general.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
The civilian commission overseeing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department needs to ditch the county counsel because that office is stifling the commission’s role as a watchdog, according to the Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of counsel

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The area facing additional downpours includes Texas Hill Country, which saw devastating flash flooding last July that left more than 130 dead, including 25 girls and two counselors at Camp Mystic.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
In the mornings, our counselors still walk, slowly now, through the stench of bodies decomposing under the ruins of schools, mosques, and homes.

— James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026

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