Brief Definition–adjective | 1. | lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country. | | 2. | using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions. | | 4. | scanty: a brief bathing suit. | –noun | 5. | a short and concise statement or written item. | | 6. | an outline, the form of which is determined by set rules, of all the possible arguments and information on one side of a controversy: a debater's brief. | | 7. | Law. | a. | a writ summoning one to answer to any action. | | b. | a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. | | c. | a written argument submitted to a court. | | d. | (in England) the material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case. | | | 8. | an outline, summary, or synopsis, as of a book. | | 9. | briefs, (used with a plural verb ) close-fitting, legless underpants with an elastic waistband. | | 11. | Roman Catholic Church. a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring. | | 12. | British Theater. a free ticket; pass. | –verb (used with object) | 14. | to make an abstract or summary of. | | 15. | to instruct by a brief or briefing: They brief all the agents before assigning them. | | 16. | Law. to retain as advocate in a suit. | —I
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dioms | 17. | hold a brief for,
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to support or defend by argument; endorse. | | 18. | in brief, in a few words; in short: The supervisor outlined in brief the duties of the new assistant. | |
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