Definitions for brief
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brief, legal brief(noun)
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
brief(adj)
a condensed written summary or abstract
brief(adj)
of short duration or distance
"a brief stay in the country"
brief(adj)
concise and succinct
"covered the matter in a brief statement"
abbreviated, brief(verb)
(of clothing) very short
"an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
brief(verb)
give essential information to someone
"The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

brief(Noun)
An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
brief(Noun)
A short news story or report.
brief(Noun)
A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
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.
brief(Verb)
To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
brief(Adjective)
Of short duration; happening quickly.
brief(Adjective)
Concise; taking few words.
brief(Adjective)
Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.

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

Brief(adj)
short in duration
Brief(adj)
concise; terse; succinct
Brief(adj)
rife; common; prevalent
Brief(adverb)
briefly
Brief(adverb)
soon; quickly
Brief(adj)
a short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words
Brief(adj)
an epitome
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
Brief(adj)
a writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2
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
Brief(noun)
a letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose
Brief(verb)
to make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings

Brief
A brief is a written legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why one party to a particular case should prevail. In England and Wales, the phrase refers to the papers given to a barrister when they are instructed.

Brief
brēf, n. a short account of a client's case for the instruction of counsel: a writ: a short statement of any kind.—adj. short: concise.—adj. Brief′less.—adv. Brief′ly.—n. Brief′ness.—In brief, in few words.—King's briefs, royal mandates ordering collections to be made in chapels for building churches, &c.; Papal brief, such documents as are issued without some of the solemnities proper to bulls.—The brief and the long (Shak.), the short and the long.—To be brief, to speak in a few words; To hold a brief, to be retained as counsel in a case; To take a brief, to undertake a case. [Fr. bref—L. brevis, short.]

Brief
A brief summary of all the facts of a client’s case prepared by a solicitor for the instruction of counsel.

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'brief' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2192
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'brief' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2470
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'brief' in Adjectives Frequency: #277

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brief in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4