Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,052. Its county seat is Winchester. Franklin County is part of the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2. purport-the pervading meaning or tenor; caught the general drift of the conversation. drift. tenor, strain-the general meaning or substance of an utterance; although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument.
Legal Definition of brief. 1  1 : a concise statement of a client's case written for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk âcalled also memorandum. 2  2 : a formal written presentation of an argument that sets forth the main points with supporting precedents and evidence.