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Definition of Brief
Pronunciation: brēf | a. | 1. | Short in duration. | | 2. | Concise; terse; succinct. | | 3. | Rife; common; prevalent. | | adv. | 1. | Briefly. | | 2. | Soon; quickly. | | n. | 1. | A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words. | | 2. | An epitome. | | 3. | (Law) 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. | | 4. | (Law) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2. | | 5. | (Scots Law) 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. | | 6. | A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose. | | 7. | a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts. | | v. t. | 1. | To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings. |
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