Meaning of brief | Babel Free

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1. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
2. letter (written message)
3. Of short duration; happening quickly. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
4. A short papal letter.
5. Concise; taking few words
6. In short.
7. An answer to any action.
8. Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short
9. in brief, in a few words; in short.
10. A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
11. package
12. Rife; common; prevalent
13. A short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work:abridgment, abstract, condensation, epitome, synopsis.
14. A position of interest or advocacy.
    broadly, figuratively
15. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate. A short papal letter
16. not long; short. a brief visit; a brief account. kort, vlugtig وَجيز، قَصير кратък breve krátký, stručný kurz kort; kortvarig σύντομοςbreve lühike کوتاه؛ کم lyhyt brefקצר संक्षिप्त kratak rövid singkat stuttur breve 短時間の 짧은 trumpas īss; neilgs singkat kortkortvarig, stuttkrótki لنډ، لږ breve scurt краткий krátky, stručný kratek kratak kort, kortvarig, kortfattad โดยย่อ kısa 短暫的 короткий, стислий ngắn gọn 短暂的
17. An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
18. a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case). a lawyer's brief. saakbrief, saakskrif لَمْحَةٌ مُخْتَصَره / موجَزَ адвокатско досие resumo zpráva, stručný výtah die Zusammenfassung sagsresumé περίληψη των γεγονότων (σε δίκη) informe, expediente lühi-kokkuvõte عبارت های کوتاهی از وقایع kirjelmä dossierתדריך, סכום, סיכום सारपत्र izvod iz spisa tényállás pernyataan singkat yfirlit memoria 摘要書 개요 trumpas bylos išdėstymas rezumējums; īss lietas izklāsts ringkas resuméres...
    especially
19. The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
    English
20. to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc). The astronauts were briefed before the space mission. opdrag gee, inligting gee يُعْطي تَعْليمات инструктирам instruir dát instruktáž genaue Anweisungen geben orientere; briefe ενημερώνω, δίνω λεπτομερείς οδηγίες dar instrucciones a; constituir instrueerima اطلاعات لازم را دادن antaa selonteko donner des instructions à לְתָדְרֵך वकील, इत्यादि को दिया जाने वाला विस्तृत निर्देश informirati (ügyvédi) megbízást ad m...
    especially
21. A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
    English, slang
22. instructions and information. The pilots were given a briefing before they left. finale opdragte kry تَعْليمات инструктаж instrução instruktáž die Instruktion orientering; briefing οδηγίες, ενημέρωσηinstrucciones, sesión informativa briifing رهنمود käskynjako instructionsתדרוך विवरण और निर्देश्‍ा upute eligazítás instruksi, pengarahan leiðbeiningar og upplÿsingar istruzioni 状況説明 브리핑 instruktažas, brifingas instruktāža memberi taklimat instructiesorienteringodprawa لارښود instrução briefing; i...
23. A short news story or report.
24. He told me briefly what he knew. kort, kortliks باخْتِصار накратко resumidamente stručně kurz i korthed; kortfattet με λίγα λόγια, εν συντομίαbrevemente, resumidamente, en pocas palabras lühidalt بطور خلاصه lyhyesti brièvement בְּקִצוּר , בְּקִצוּר संक्षिप्त रूप से kratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli brevemente 簡潔に 간단히 trumpai īsi; koncentrēti secara ringkas kortkort, i korte vendingerkrótko د خلاصی په ډول em resumo pe scurt кратко stručne (na) kratko ukratko kortfattat สั้น ๆ kısaca,...
25. Underwear briefs.
    plural-normally
26. (used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants. a pair of briefs. knapbroekie لِباس تَحْتاني قَصير бельо roupa de baixo kalhotky, slipy der Slip trusser; underbukser σλιπάκι calzoncillos; bragas; ropa interior aluspüksid زیرشلواری کوتاه alushousut slipתחתונים छोटा पैंट gaćice od trikoa bugyi celana dalam (nær)buxur slip ブリーフ 브리프 apatinės kelnės biksītes; (īsās) apakšbikses seluar dalam slipje, onderbroektruserspodenki دشلوار لاندی لنډ کمیس cuecas slip трусы nohavičky, spodky hla...
    especially
27. Swimming briefs.
    plural-normally
28. shortness (of speech, writing, time etc). He is well known for the brevity of his speeches. kortheid إيجاز краткотрайност brevidade stručnost, krátkost die Kürze korthed συντομία, βραχύτητα brevedad, concisión lühidus ایجاز lyhyys concisionקוצר संक्षिप्त sažetost rövidség keringkasan stuttleiki, gagnorður stíll brevità, concisione 簡潔さ 짧음 trumpumas īsums keringkasan ucapan kortheid, bondigheidkorthet krótkość, zwięzłość د خبرو لنډوالی brevidade concizie краткость krátkosť, stručnosť kratkost k...
    etc
29. A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
    obsolete
30. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
    UK, historical
31. A ticket of any type.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“It was in vain that the bishop published a new papal brief, declaring valid the excommunications which he had issued, and those of the inquisitors to be null, and requiring them to seek absolution from him.”

“A written answer or any other brief shall be submitted to the court while allowing a period necessary for the opponent to make preparations with regard to the matters stated therein.”

“Mrs. Hope was, we believe, a convert to the Roman Catholic Church, and neither she nor her editor conceals the fact that they hold a brief for the Pope and for Catharine against Henry VIII.”

“We got a news brief.”

“Hie good ſir Mighell, beare this ſealed briefe / With winged haſte to the Lord Marſhall / This to my cooſen Scroope, and all the reſt / To whom they are directed.”

“I wear boxer shorts under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.”

“[…] euen ſo it fareth with mee, who béeing about to anatomize Abſurditie, am vrged to take a view of ſundry mens vanitie, a ſuruey of their follie, a briefe of their barbariſme […]”

“EACH woman is a brief of womankind, / And doth in little e’en as much contain, / As in one day and night all life we find ; / Of either more is but the ſame again […]”

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