Consultation Definition & Meaning

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Consultation

Consultation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Consultation? [n] the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" [n] a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists" [n] a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Consultation: audience \| interview \| reference Related Terms \| Find terms related to Consultation: admonition \| advice \| advising \| advocacy \| audience \| bargaining \| bargaining session \| briefing \| caution \| caveat \| conclave \| confab \| confabulation \| conference \| confrontation \| congress \| convention \| council \| council fire \| council of war \| counsel \| direction \| discussion \| exchange of views \| exhortation \| expostulation \| eyeball-to-eyeball encounter \| guidance \| high-level talk \| hortation \| huddle \| idea \| instruction \| interchange of views \| interview \| meeting \| monition \| negotiations \| news conference \| opinion \| palaver \| parley \| pourparler \| powwow \| press conference \| proposal \| recommendation \| remonstrance \| seance \| session \| sitting \| suggestion \| summit \| summit conference \| summitry \| thought \| warning See Also \| action \| conference \| group discussion \| sidebar Consultation In Webster's Dictionary \Con`sul*ta"tion\, n. [L. consultatio: cf. F. consultation.] 1. The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision. Thus they doubtful consultations dark Ended. --Milton. 2. A council or conference, as of physicians, held to consider a special case, or of lawyers restained in a cause. {Writ of consultation} (Law), a writ by which a cause, improperly removed by prohibition from one court to another, is returned to the court from which it came; -- so called because the judges, on consultation, find the prohibition ill-founded.

Consultation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Consultation?

[n] the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
[n] a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
[n] a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Consultation: audience | interview | reference

See Also | action | conference | group discussion | sidebar

Consultation In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`sul*ta"tion\, n. [L. consultatio: cf. F.
consultation.]
1. The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two
   or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision.

         Thus they doubtful consultations dark Ended.
                                               --Milton.

2. A council or conference, as of physicians, held to
   consider a special case, or of lawyers restained in a
   cause.

{Writ of consultation} (Law), a writ by which a cause,
   improperly removed by prohibition from one court to
   another, is returned to the court from which it came; --
   so called because the judges, on consultation, find the
   prohibition ill-founded.

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