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brief [Old French bref brief letter, writ indicating legal proceedings, from Late Latin brevis breve short document, summary, from

Brief [fr. brevis, Lat.; brief, Dutch, a letter], an abbreviated statement of the pleadings, proofs, and affidavits in any

The quality of being brief brevity conciseness in discourse or writing

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appellate brief Written arguments by counsel required to be filed with appellate court on why the trial court acted correctly

Brandeis brief [from Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941), who introduced evidence of social and economic factors in his arguments before the

reply brief : a brief that is filed with the plaintiff's reply and that sets forth the arguments in support

Ander's brief in criminal procedure, means a brief filed by a court-appointed defense attorney who wants to withdraw from the

Brief, or Brieve, out of the Chancery, a writ issued in Scotland in the name of the sovereign in

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