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(brief) summary of a case

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  • brief — 1 n [Old French bref brief letter, writ indicating legal proceedings, from Late Latin brevis breve short document, summary, from Latin brevis, adjective, short] 1: a concise statement of a client s case written for the instruction of an attorney… …   Law dictionary

  • brief — I n. summary of a legal case 1) to draw up; file a brief brevity 2) in brief misc. 3) to hold no brief for ( not to argue for ) II v. (D; tr.) to brief smb. about, on (he had to brief his lawyer on the case) * * * [briːf] file a brief on ( …   Combinatory dictionary

  • summary — sum•ma•ry [[t]ˈsʌm ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, adj. 1) a comprehensive and usu. brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of things previously stated 2) brief and comprehensive; concise 3) direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast: treated with… …   From formal English to slang

  • brief — brief1 [ brif ] adjective *** 1. ) lasting only for a short time: Idaho experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. a brief visit I have a phone call to make. I ll keep it brief. 2. ) using only a few words: A brief …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • brief — I UK [briːf] / US [brɪf] adjective Word forms brief : adjective brief comparative briefer superlative briefest *** 1) lasting only for a short time Scotland experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. a brief visit… …   English dictionary

  • brief — [brēf] adj. [ME < OFr bref < L brevis < IE base * mreĝhu , short > MERRY, Gr brachys] 1. of short duration or extent 2. short in length 3. using relatively few words; concise 4. curt or abrupt n. [ …   English World dictionary

  • summary — [adj] concise, to the point arbitrary, boiled down*, breviloquent, brief, compact, compacted, compendiary, compendious, condensed, cursory, curt, hasty, in a nutshell*, laconic, perfunctory, pithy*, recapped, rehashed, run down, run through,… …   New thesaurus

  • brief — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lasting a short time. 2) concise; using few words. 3) (of clothing) not covering much of the body. ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a summary of the facts in a case given to a barrister to argue in court. 2) informal a solicitor or… …   English terms dictionary

  • brief — [adj1] short, compressed abrupt, bluff, blunt, boiled down*, breviloquent, brusque, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, hasty, laconic, limited, little, pithy, sharp, short and sweet*, skimpy, small, snippy, succinct, surly, terse, to …   New thesaurus

  • Brief (law) — A brief (Latin brevis , short) is a written legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. In England and Wales, the phrase refers to the papers given to a… …   Wikipedia

  • brief — briefer, n. briefness, n. /breef/, adj., briefer, briefest, n., v. adj. 1. lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country. 2. using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions.… …   Universalium

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