Princeton's WordNet

1. brief, legal brief(noun)

   a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

2. brief(adj)

   a condensed written summary or abstract

3. brief(adj)

   of short duration or distance

   "a brief stay in the country"

4. brief(adj)

   concise and succinct

   "covered the matter in a brief statement"

5. abbreviated, brief(verb)

   (of clothing) very short

   "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"

6. brief(verb)

   give essential information to someone

   "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. brief(adjective)brif

   ≠ long

   a brief discussion/stay

2. briefbrif

   ≠ full, lengthy

   a brief description; the news in brief; ***The article describes briefly what happened.

3. brief(verb)brif

   to give instructions or information

   a meeting to brief him on current issues

Wiktionary

1. brief(Noun)

   An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.

2. brief(Noun)

   A short news story or report.

3. brief(Noun)

   A summary, pru00E9cis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.

4. brief(Verb)

   To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

   The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.

5. brief(Verb)

   To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

6. brief(Adjective)

   Of short duration; happening quickly.

7. brief(Adjective)

   Concise; taking few words.

8. brief(Adjective)

   Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.

Origin: From brief, from brevis. Compare French bref.

Webster Dictionary

1. Brief(adj)

   short in duration

2. Brief(adj)

   concise; terse; succinct

3. Brief(adj)

   rife; common; prevalent

4. Brief(adverb)

   briefly

5. Brief(adverb)

   soon; quickly

6. Brief(adj)

   a short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words

7. Brief(adj)

   an epitome

8. Brief(adj)

   an abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument

9. Brief(adj)

   a writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2

10. Brief(noun)

    a writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence

11. Brief(noun)

    a letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose

12. Brief(verb)

    to make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings

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