Abbreviator, plural Abbreviators in English or Abbreviatores in Latin, also called Breviators, were a body of writers in the papal chancery, whose business was to sketch out and prepare in due form the pope's bulls, briefs and consistorial decrees before these are written out in extenso by the scriptores.

Prior to the year 1878, all apostolic letters and briefs requiring for their validity the leaden seal were engrossed upon rough parchment and in Gothic characters ( round letters, also called Gallicum and commonly Bollatico, but in Italy today Teutonic ) without lines, or diphthongs, or marks of punctuation.

Undaunted, the Committee appealed to the United States Supreme Court in 1896. Two legal briefs were submitted on Plessy's behalf.

During the 1940s and 1950s, play and film producers were having stockings sewn to the briefs of their actresses and dancers.

The particulars of the act — appearer, fees, subject matter, witnesses, date, and so forth — were recorded in a register or logbook and the original briefs were inserted into minute-books.

The case attracted much public attention, and a large number of amici curiae (" friends of the court ") briefs were filed.

All the facts were never sorted out and Ashton-Tate's competitors had a self-interest motivated field day in writing amicus briefs.

In the 1960s, cotton briefs were the most common type of panties amongst girls and younger women.

Reed worked quickly to restore order, and subsequent briefs were noted for their strong legal argument and extensive research.

These bags they distributed among rising juniors of their acquaintance, whose bundles of briefs were getting inconveniently large to be carried in their hands.

Such briefs were regulated by a statute of 1704, but are now obsolete, though they are still to be found named in one of the rubrics in the Communion service of the Book of Common Prayer.

12 amicus curiae briefs were filed.

He longed for the return of the " Brandeis briefs " that were used in the Nixon and Ford administrations in which he had previously worked.

In November, 2008 the judge overseeing the trial, Judge John W. Darrah of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, ruled to dismiss claims against BlockShopper founders Brian Timpone and Edward Weinhaus and granted a request by Jones Day to block amicus briefs from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others on the grounds that they were biased.

Both briefs were put in the hand of the king, with the request to deliver the less severe in case there was well-founded hope of the cardinal's speedy submission.

There were also fitted briefs for heavy to complete bladder incontinence as well as bowel incontinence.

Seventeen amicus curiae (" friend of the court ") briefs were filed in the appeal.

To continue the work and implementation of the briefs, the official organs of the University were being established.

These trunks, now known as " boxer trunks ", immediately became famous, but were later eclipsed by the popular Jockey-style briefs beginning in the late 1930s.

News briefs and occasional commentary were provided by Buzz Burbank.

At the start of the court vacation in August 1904, Hastings decided that it would be best to find a tenancy in a more prestigious set of chambers ; Corbet only dealt with two or three cases a year, and solicitors were unlikely to give briefs to a barrister of whom they had never heard.

Privacy advocates were relieved ; they had argued in Amicus curiae briefs that if the ECPA did not protect e-mail in temporary storage, its added protections were meaningless as virtually all electronic mail is stored temporarily in transit at least once and that Congress would have known this in 1986 when the law was passed.

International Quartet for the Middle East envoy Tony Blair briefs delegates at the World Jewish Congress Governing Board in Jerusalem on the peace process, June 2011

Technology briefs for No Child Left Behind Planners ( 2002 ).

Activities have included regional, national and international conferences, speaker events at campuses through a national chapter network, and compilation of issue briefs on scientific and technical issues of social importance.

Food First claims that these policies will only further global inequalities, and has produced several policy briefs stating that the way to establish fair and effective development is through local sustainable agriculture.

Scientific results are made available to the international scientific community and policymakers through publications in international journals, policy briefs and training materials.

regularly briefs MPs, Peers, AMs, MLAs, MSPs and MEPs on consumer issues, addressing consumer detriment at a National, European and International level.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, among other preservation organizations, filed briefs in support of Boerne.

In the early 20th century, Louis Brandeis, later appointed to the United States Supreme Court, became noted for his use of policy-driving facts and economics in his briefs, and extensive appendices presenting facts that lead a judge to the advocate's conclusion.

They are often expected to interact more directly with clients, for example taking and interpreting briefs.

These rules govern how an appeal may be commenced, what kind of notice ( if any ) is required, the types of briefs, pleadings or statements of case, motions, and orders allowed in appeals, the timing and manner of the appeal, the conduct of appellate hearings, the process for decisions, various available remedies, and how the courts and clerks must function.

Modern men's swimsuits are usually briefs, shorts or athletic cut jammers, lycra swim skins, lycra / spandex diveskins or diveskin jeans ( for protection in open water swimming in ocean or lake environments ).

The global lingerie market in 2003 was estimated at $ 29 billion, while in 2005, Bras accounted for 56 per cent of the lingerie market and briefs represented 29 per cent.

It is the reference of choice for definitions in legal briefs and court opinions and has been cited as a secondary legal authority in many U. S. Supreme Court cases.

The court received briefs and oral arguments, including an amicus brief from The Vermont Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights and the People For the American Way Foundation.

the main difference between Trial trenching and watching briefs is that trial trenches are actively dug for the purpose of revealing archaeological potential whereas watching briefs are cursory examination of trenches where the primary function of the trench is something other than archaeology, for example a trench cut for a gas pipe in a road.

Batman creates a costume for Dick, consisting of a red tunic, yellow cape, green gloves, green boots, green spandex briefs, and a utility belt.

Three Ukrainians | Ukrainian men, wearing Trunks ( clothing ) | trunks and Swim briefs | briefs, attract attention for immodesty relative to the local norm in Cox's Bazar | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

If the Court grants the petition, the case is scheduled for the filing of briefs and for oral argument.

After six months of waiting for briefs in Paris, he decided to return home and to joined the bar of St Nazaire early in 1870.

: In the US, Similar to boxer briefs, but for females.

Bun huggers for men also exist ; these resemble boxer briefs.

Barristers would sit or stand immediately behind it, facing the judge, and could use it as a table for their briefs.

The attorneys for Texas did not control the amicus briefs submitted in support of their position.

In the United States, for example, non-profit legal advocacy organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the Landmark Legal Foundation, the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Center for Law and Justice or NORML, frequently submit such briefs to advocate for or against a particular legal change or interpretation.