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noun

briefs

documents in which lawyers set out their side of a case

In a sentence

Six example sentences with briefs, each labelled with its topic.

  • Both sides filed their briefs a week before the hearing, so the judge arrived already knowing what each would claim.

    Law

  • The 1954 desegregation ruling drew briefs from dozens of scholars, each urging the justices to weigh new social evidence.

    History

  • The company spent weeks on its briefs, since the appeal would turn on what the judges read rather than heard.

    Business

  • Both the mining company and the river trust filed briefs, and the judge asked each side to answer the other's science.

    Environment

  • Lawyers for the governor and the legislature exchanged briefs over whether the veto had arrived before the midnight deadline.

    Politics

  • The patent appeal drew briefs from three rival phone makers, each explaining why the disputed feature was obvious.

    Technology

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