advice

noun9

1. •
   ideas and opinions offered to help someone decide what is best to do

   • She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.
   • My kids never listen to advice.
2. •
   A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions.

   • An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court
3. •
   Counseling to perform a specific legal act.

   • An honest oath taken under advice of counsel, therefore, is not perjury — 1885
4. •
   Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
5. •
   In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.

   • An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.
6. •
   In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange.

   • the drawees acknowledged the receipt of the letter of advice of the nineteenth of December , and promised to honor the draft when presented — 1884
7. •
   In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
8. •
   (no longer used) Information or news given; intelligence.
9. •
   (no longer used) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.

   • How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus without advice begin to love her? — 1590