summary of the argument. The part of a brief, esp. an appellate brief, in which the advocate condenses the argument to a précis or synopsis, directing the court to the heart of the argument on each point. • A summary typically runs from one to four pages. — Also termed summary of argument. “A summary […]
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The part of a brief, esp. an appellate brief, in which the advocate condenses the argument to a précis or synopsis, directing the court to the heart of the argument on each point. • A summary typically runs from one to four pages. — Also termed summary of argument.
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summary of argument. 1. SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT. 2. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT.
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preliminary statement. The introductory part of a brief or memorandum in support of a motion, in which the advocate summarizes the essence of what follows. • In at least two jurisdictions, New York and New Jersey, the preliminary statement is a standard part of court papers. In many other jurisdictions, advocates do not routinely include
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statement of facts. A party’s written presentation of the facts leading up to or surrounding a legal dispute, usu. recited toward the beginning of a brief. “The statement of facts is another of those critical parts of the brief …. Two principles are at war in drafting the statement of facts. First, judges want and
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on the pleadings. (Of a judgment) rendered for reasons that are apparent from the faces of the complaint and answer, without hearing or evaluating the evidence or the substantive arguments. See SUMMARY JUDGMENT.