Definitions from Wiktionary (brief)
▸ adjective: Of short duration; happening quickly.
▸ adjective: Concise; taking few words.
▸ adjective: Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.
▸ noun: (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
▸ noun: (law) An answer to any action.
▸ noun: (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
▸ noun: (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
▸ noun: (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
▸ noun: (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
▸ noun: (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
▸ noun: A short news story or report.
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) underwear briefs.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
▸ noun: (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
▸ noun: (slang) A ticket of any type.
▸ verb: (transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
▸ verb: (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
▸ adverb: (obsolete, poetic) Briefly.
▸ adverb: (obsolete, poetic) Soon; quickly.
▸ Also see brief
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▸ adjective: Of short duration; happening quickly.
▸ adjective: Concise; taking few words.
▸ adjective: Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.
▸ noun: (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
▸ noun: (law) An answer to any action.
▸ noun: (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
▸ noun: (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
▸ noun: (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
▸ noun: (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
▸ noun: (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
▸ noun: A short news story or report.
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) underwear briefs.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
▸ noun: (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
▸ noun: (slang) A ticket of any type.
▸ verb: (transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
▸ verb: (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
▸ adverb: (obsolete, poetic) Briefly.
▸ adverb: (obsolete, poetic) Soon; quickly.
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