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Meanings of legal brief in English

A document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case.

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Examples for "brief"
Examples for "brief"
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The brief market crash rattled investors already unhinged by the financial crisis.
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She certainly had experienced a great deal in a few brief weeks.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
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Protesters and police have often negotiated brief truces to calm the situation.
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AH: I'm not sure that their brief is actually overcoming the violence.
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Malta will observe prevailing laws, its government said in a brief statement.
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Usage of legal brief in English
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More than 100 filed a legal brief opposing Trump's travel ban.
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Auckland 2040 believes the Independent Hearings Panel has gone beyond its legal brief.
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It's hardly a legal brief; there's a lot of speculation, rumor, and secondhand information.
The bourne identity
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He placed the legal brief back on his counsel table.
By reason of insanity
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The legal brief ran to more than 7000 pages.
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He told the court that he had not read the telephone intercepts in the legal brief.
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It was as crisp as a legal brief.
Disciple of the dog
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The Justice Department alleged a "race-based purpose" to the new law in a legal brief.
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Gleeson's legal brief is due June 10.
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Samsung's most crucial legal brief became available after months of delay -and then only in redacted form.
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Going through his legal brief, Electron had discovered something which seemed to confirm what he was being told.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
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Quinn grabbed a thick legal brief from the table, then stood and buttoned his suit coat, taking his time.
By reason of insanity
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The 9th Circuit had directed the Justice Department to file a legal brief defending the travel ban later this week.
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His crime is to follow the legal brief of the Federal Reserve to maximize jobs and keep prices stable .
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A legal brief, a military text, an investment analysis, the evaluation of a computer program are examples in this sense.
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The criticism came in a legal brief the nonprofit The Protect Democracy Project plans to file in federal court in Washington.
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