Advise

To consider, examine, deliberate, consult; to give advice; to give information or notice of facts. Advised: prepai-ed to give judgment after examination and deliberation.

To give an opinion or counsel, or recommend a plan er course of action; also to give notice. This term is not synonymous with “direct” or “instruct.” Where a statute authorizes the trial court to advise the jury to acquit, the court has no power to instrucé the jury to acquit. ‘The court can only counsel, and the jury are not bound by the advice. 70 Cal. 17, 11 Pac. Rep. 470.

Where a statute authorizes a trial judge to "advise " the jury to acquit an accused person, a request by counsel that the 1 Moores v. Louisville Underwritera, 14 F. E. 233 (188 J), Hammond, J. '^ L. adversus, opposed to. 8 A^d'versary. < Advertise'; adver'tisement or -tise'ment. court "instruct" the jury to acquit should be denied.' Compare Advice; Instruct, 3. Advisable. See Discretion, 2. Advisor. See Communication, Privileged, 1; AXTOKNEY. Advisory. Containing counsel or a suggestion, yet not concluding or binding. The verdict of a jury on an issue out of chancery is advisory;* a judge's opinion on the facts in «- case may be regarded as advisory; ^ a nomination to an office may be an advisory designation.

[L. Lat. advisare, q. v.] To consider, deliberate, consult; as a court does, after the argument, and before the decision of a cause. To give advice, or counsel.

In mercantile usage. To give information, or notice of facts. Sec Advice.