Definition of "briefs" []

• Plural form of brief. (noun)
• A short type of underpants worn by men or boys. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brief. (verb)

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• "Appellate counsel for both sides have done an outstanding job, resulting in briefs that have been more than ordinarily helpful to the court."
• "No other court decides so few cases on the merits, with such high quality briefing (often with first rate amicus briefs as well as briefs from the parties), and such first rate legal research support (the very best and the brightest law clerks in the nation)."
• "The circuit judge I clerked for years ago agreed, refusing to even consider arguments in briefs supported only by a citation to a journal."