legal briefs
Attorneys' written arguments
Legal briefs are written documents submitted to a court presenting legal arguments in a case.
Attorneys file briefs to persuade judges, citing precedents and interpreting law: The defense brief argued the search was unconstitutional.
The name comes from the document being a brief summary of the argument, though modern briefs often run dozens of pages.
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