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brief
noun- a solicitor, a barrister or other legal representative of an accused person UK, 1977
From an earlier sense (the legal case presented to a barrister). - My brief’ll have me out in hours. Nobody’ll grass on me, Regan. — The Sweeney, p. 44, 1976
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 31, 1996
- I’ve always had a brief sitting beside me[.] — Val McDermid, Keeping on the Right Side of the Law, p. 177, 1999
- a warrant to search or arrest someone; a Metropolitan Police warrant-card UK
- — Peter Laurie, Scotland Yard, p. 321, 1970
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 31, 1996
- a ticket for any purpose UK, 1937
- A couple of “briefs” for your local custodians of law and order might be a nice idea. — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 23, 1984
- a playing card that has been trimmed slightly so that a cheat can locate it within a deck by feel US
- — George Percy, The Language of Poker, p. 13, 1988
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