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brief - a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case |
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legal document,
legal instrument,
official document,
instrument (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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amicus curiae brief a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
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brief - a condensed written summary or abstract |
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precis,
synopsis,
abstract,
outline a schematic or preliminary plan
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verb |
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brief - give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade" |
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instruct,
apprise,
apprize give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
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adjective |
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brief - concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement" |
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concise expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
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brief - of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country" |
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short tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
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