briefless
Americanadjective
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having no brief.
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having no clients, as a lawyer.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brieflessly adverb
- brieflessness noun
Etymology
Origin of briefless
Example Sentences
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After a brief and briefless stab at the law in Manhattan, his Transcript record got him a job with Edward Bok for a spirited, 18-month campaign against quack patent medicines in the Ladies' Home Journal.
From Time Magazine Archive
I adventured into the practise of law and went briefless.
From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville
Bacon continues a "briefless barrister," with much time at his disposal.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Where the devil did you get up such a rabble of briefless barristers, ungowned attorneys, dissenting ministers, and illegitimate sons?
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
I expected to struggle for years with the genteel misery of a briefless barrister, but the thought dismayed me not.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
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