Breve ita dicitur, quia rem de qua agitur, et Intentionem potentis, paucis verbis breviter enarrat

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A writ is so called, because it states the controversy and the purpose of the plaintiff briefly in a few words.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary