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briefless
[ breef-lis ]
adjective
- having no brief.
- having no clients, as a lawyer.
briefless
/ ˈbriːflɪs /
adjective
- (said of a barrister) without clients
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Other Words From
- briefless·ly adverb
- briefless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of briefless1
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Example Sentences
Bissett was a fellow member of the Middle Temple, as contentedly briefless as himself.
He was a briefless barrister of the Inner Temple, and resided with his father till the period of his death.
It sets forth the uninteresting fortunes of an insignificant person, one John Stiles, a briefless barrister.
What could a briefless barrister do better than throw himself upon the law?
You think a briefless lawyer of thirty can go it alone, do you, even against the whole city government?
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