legal brief

/ˌligəl brif/
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Other forms: legal briefs

Definitions of legal brief
  1. noun
    a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
    synonyms: brief
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    types:
    amicus curiae brief
    a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
    type of:
    instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
    (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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