brieflessadj.
/ˈbriːflɪs/ Without a brief; (a barrister) holding no briefs, unemployed.
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society > law > legal profession > [adjective] > practising law > without briefs
briefless1823
unbriefed1889
1823 Scott St. Ronan's Well II. vii. 126 The broad shoulders of a briefless barrister.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida III. 165 Arthur Ansard at a briefless table.
1860 Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 18 Aug. 453/1 A few briefless bipeds..called to the Bar by the voices of deceiving spirits.
Derivatives
ˈbrieflessly adv.
ˈbrieflessness n.
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society > law > legal profession > [noun] > instructions or briefs > condition of being without briefs
brieflessness1842
1842 Punch 3 106 The dreary ghost of brieflessness Stalk'd up and down the room.
1864 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 682 He often has to pass long years of brieflessness.
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