Lexica → Word → brief
Letter | B |
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Letter name | bee |
Pronounciation | /biː/ |
Word: | brief |
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Pronounciation: | |
Century: | 21st |
DA Name: | brief |
Era: | C.E. |
Origin: | Original |
Type: | Official |
Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | |
Source Text: | |
Definition: | a written or printed document prepared by the lawyers on each side of a dispute and submitted to the court in support of their arguments - a brief includes the points of law which the lawyer wished to establish, the arguments the lawyer uses, and the legal authorities on which the lawyer rests his/her conclusions. |