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