an abridgment or concise statement of a client's case made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at low, a written statement prepared by a counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of the case, the pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting co, document prepared for and used by attorney at trial which contains, among other things, issues to be tried, synopsis of evidence and witnesses to be presented, and case and statutory authority for the, a brief written statement outlining the terms of an agreement or transaction