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brief (English law a) to instruct (a barrister) by brief b) to retain (a barrister) as counsel. CED Alexander Demidov); instruct (UK LAW to employ a lawyer to deal with a legal case, and to tell them what you want them to do: "We'll instruct our lawyer to draw up an agreement. CBED. (mainly BrE) when a client authorises a solicitor or barrister to act on his or her behalf; when a solicitor gives information about a case to a barrister to present in court: They had instructed a solicitor to pursue a negligence claim. TED Alexander Demidov) |
