Breve.L
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
A writ; literally, short, brief, q. v. Also, an original writ. Plural, brevia. Br&via were originally in the form of letters. They tersely stated the matter in question — rem qucB est breviter narrat. The species came to be known by some important word or phrase in the writ itself, or from the subject-matter; and this word or phrase, in turn, was transferred to the form of action in the prosecution of which the writ {breve) was procm-ed.^