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Briefs

/bɹiːfs/

A writ summoning one to answer to any action.

📖 Definitions of "Briefs"

noun
  1. 1

    A writ summoning one to answer to any action.

  2. 2

    An answer to any action.

  3. 3

    A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.

  4. 4

    (by extension) A position of interest or advocacy.

verb
  1. 1

    To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

    "The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability."

  2. 2

    To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

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