What is to make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings called?
brief — To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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