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B0481000 (brēf)adj. brief·er, brief·est 1. Short in time, duration, length, or extent.2. Succinct; concise: a brief account of the incident.3. Curt; abrupt: We were upset because he was so brief with us.n.1. A short, succinct statement.2. A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.3. Law A document concisely stating the legal points being made, including often the citation and explanation of supporting legal authority.4. Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.5. A briefing.6. often briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.7. briefs Chiefly British The instructions that are given to explain a task or assignment.tr.v. briefed, brief·ing, briefs 1. To give instructions or preparatory information to: briefed the astronauts before the mission.2. To summarize.Idiom: in brief In short.

[Middle English bref, from Old French, from Latin brevis. N., Middle English bref, written communication, from Old French, from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin, neuter of brevis, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

brief′er n.brief′ly adv.brief′ness n.

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(briːf) adj1. short in duration: a brief holiday. 2. short in length or extent; scanty: a brief bikini. 3. abrupt in manner; brusque: the professor was brief with me this morning. 4. terse or concise; containing few words: he made a brief statement. n5. (Journalism & Publishing) a condensed or short statement or written synopsis; abstract6. (Law) law a document containing all the facts and points of law of a case by which a solicitor instructs a barrister to represent a client7. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a letter issuing from the Roman court written in modern characters, as contrasted with a papal bull; papal brief8. short for briefing9. (Rhetoric) a paper outlining the arguments and information on one side of a debate10. (Professions) slang Brit a lawyer, esp a barrister11. hold a brief for to argue for; champion12. in brief in short; to sum upvb (tr) 13. to prepare or instruct by giving a summary of relevant facts14. to make a summary or synopsis of15. (Law) English law a. to instruct (a barrister) by briefb. to retain (a barrister) as counsel16. (foll by: against) to supply potentially damaging or negative information regarding someone, as to the media, a politician, etc[C14: from Old French bref, from Latin brevis; related to Greek brakhus] ˈbriefly adv ˈbriefness n

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adj. brief•er, brief•est,
n., v. adj. 1. lasting or taking a short time. 2. using few words; concise: a brief report. 3. abrupt; curt. 4. scanty: a brief bathing suit. n. 5. a short and concise statement or written item. 6. a. a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. b. a written statement submitted to a court by counsel presenting the principal facts, points of law, and arguments related to a client's case. 7. an outline, summary. 8. briefs, (used with a pl. v.) close-fitting legless underpants with an elastic waistband. 9. a papal letter less formal than a bull. v.t. 10. to make an abstract or summary of. 11. to instruct by a brief or briefing. Idioms: in brief, in a few words; in short. [1250–1300; Middle English bref < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin brevis short; see breve] brief′er, n. brief′ly, adv. brief′ness, n. syn: See short. See also summary.

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Past participle: briefed
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
I have briefed
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Past Continuous
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Past Perfect
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Future
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Future Continuous
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Conditional
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Past Conditional
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Noun	1.	brief - a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's caselegal brieflegal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightamicus curiae brief - a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to itlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	brief - a condensed written summary or abstractprecis, synopsis, abstract, outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Verb	1.	brief - give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"apprise, apprize, instruct - make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
Adj.	1.	brief - of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
	2.	brief - concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
	3.	brief - (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"abbreviatedshort - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

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adjective1. short, fast, quick, temporary, fleeting, swift, short-lived, little, hasty, momentary, ephemeral, quickie (informal), transitory This time their visit is brief.
short long, extensive, lengthy, protracted2. concise, short, limited, to the point, crisp, compressed, terse, curt, laconic, succinct, clipped, pithy, thumbnail, monosyllabic Write a very brief description of a typical problem.
concise long, detailed, lengthy, diffuse, long-winded, long-drawn-out, circuitous3. curt, short, sharp, blunt, abrupt, brusque He was brief, rapid, decisive.verb1. inform, prime, prepare, advise, fill in (informal), instruct, clue in (informal), gen up (Brit. informal), put in the picture (informal), give a rundown, keep (soemone) posted, give the gen (Brit. informal) A spokesman briefed reporters.noun1. instructions, remit, briefing, guidelines, mandate, directive Hughes will be given the brief of man-marking Francesco Totti.2. summary, résumé, outline, sketch, abstract, summing-up, digest, epitome, rundown, synopsis, précis, recapitulation, abridgment He gives me my first brief of the situation.3. case, defence, argument, data, contention a lawyer's briefin brief4. briefly, in summary, in synopsis, in digest form And now sport in brief.5. in short, briefly, in essence, in a word, in a nutshell, to sum up, to come to the point, to put it briefly In brief, take no risks.

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adjective1. Not long in time or duration:short.2. Accomplished in very little time:expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, hurried, quick, rapid, short, speedy, swift.3. Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:compendious, concise, laconic, lean, short, succinct, summary, terse.4. Rudely unceremonious:abrupt, blunt, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken.nounA short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work:abridgment, abstract, condensation, epitome, synopsis.

Translations

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brief

(briːf) adjective not long; short. a brief visit; a brief account.短暂的 noun a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case). a lawyer's brief.概要 verb to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc). The astronauts were briefed before the space mission. 向…介绍基本情况，向...下达指示 ˈbriefing noun instructions and information. The pilots were given a briefing before they left. 情况简介，简报 ˈbriefly adverbHe told me briefly what he knew.简要地briefs noun plural (used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants. a pair of briefs.短裤brevity (ˈbrevəti) noun shortness (of speech, writing, time etc). He is well known for the brevity of his speeches.简短ˈbriefcase noun a light case for papers, made of leather etc. a businessman's briefcase.公文包in brief in a few words. In brief, we have been successful.简言之

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Brief

A summary of the important points of a longer document. An abstract of a published judicial opinion prepared by a law student as part of an assignment in the Case Method study of law. A written document drawn up by an attorney for a party in a lawsuit or by a party himself or herself appearing pro se that concisely states the following: (1) issues of a lawsuit; (2) facts that bring the parties to court; (3) relevant laws that can affect the subject of the dispute; and (4) arguments that explain how the law applies to the particular facts so that the case will be decided in the party's favor.

A brief may also contain a synopsis of the evidence and name the witnesses to be presented during the trial. Copies of briefs must be submitted to the court where the case will be heard and to the opposing party.

An appellate brief is a writing that must be filed with an appellate court so that the court may evaluate whether the decision of the lower court should be reversed because of some error or impropriety that occurred during the trial. A statement of the issues presented for review, a summary of how pertinent laws affect the facts, and a statement of the relief being requested are essential elements of an appellate brief. The appellee's brief will argue that the lower court acted properly in its judgment and request its affirmance, while the appellant's brief will attempt to convince the court to reverse or vacate the lower court's judgment because it acted improperly.

See also the Milestones in the Law and Appendix volumes for examples.

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1) n. a written legal argument, usually in a format prescribed by the courts, stating the legal reasons for the suit based on statutes, regulations, case precedents, legal texts, and reasoning applied to facts in the particular situation. A brief is submitted to lay out the argument for various petitions and motions before the court (sometimes called "points and authorities"), to counter the arguments of opposing lawyers, and to provide the judge or judges with reasons to rule in favor of the party represented by the brief writer. Occasionally on minor or follow-up legal issues, the judge will specify that a letter or memorandum brief will be sufficient. On appeals and certain other major arguments, the brief is bound with color-coded covers stipulated in state and/or federal court rules. Ironically, although the term was originally intended to mean a brief or summary argument (shorter than an oral presentation), legal briefs are quite often notoriously long. 2) v. to summarize a precedent case or lay out in writing a legal argument. Attentive law students "brief" each case in their casebooks, which means extracting the rule of law, the reasoning (rationale), the essential facts, and the outcome. 3) to give a summary of important information to another person. (See: precedent)

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1 in England, the papers given to a barrister to conduct a case or the act of instructing. 2 colloquially, a barrister. 3 (US) a document submitted to a court in support of a case.

It usually involves a history of the case in question and presents arguments and authority.

BRIEF, eccl. law. The name of a kind of papal rescript. Briefs are writings sealed with wax, and differ in this respect from bulls, (q. v.) which are scaled with lead. They are so called, because they usually are short compendious writings. Ayl. Parerg. 132. See Breve.

BRIEF, practice. An abridged statement of a party's case.
2. It should contain : 1st. A statement of the names of the parties, and of their residence and occupation, the character in which they sue and are sued, and wherefore they prosecute or resist the action. 2d. An abridgment of all the pleadings. 3d. A regular, chronological, and methodical statement of the facts in plain common language. 4th. A summary of the points or questions in issue, and of the proof which is to support such issues, mentioning specially the names of the witnesses by which the facts are to be proved, or if there be written evidence, an abstract of such evidence. 5th. The personal character of the witnesses should be mentioned; whether the moral character is good or bad, whether they are naturally timid or over-zealous, whether firm or wavering. 6th. If known, the evidence of the opposite party, and such facts as are adapted to oppose, confute, or repel it. Perspicuity and conciseness are the most desirable qualities of a brief, but when the facts are material they cannot be too numerous when the argument is pertinent and weighty, it cannot be too extended.
3. Brief is also used in the sense of breve. (q. v.)

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phrase in brief: briefly

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adj marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen

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noun a short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work

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

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noun a condensed written summary or abstract

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verb give essential information to someone

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