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  Brief \Brief\, v. t.
     To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to
     brief pleadings.
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  Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L.
     brevis; akin to Gr. brachy`s short, and perh. to Skr. barh to
     tear. Cf. Breve.]
     1. Short in duration.
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              How brief the life of man.            --Shak.
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     2. Concise; terse; succinct.
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              The brief style is that which expresseth much in
              little.                               --B. Jonson.
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     3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]
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     In brief. See under Brief, n.
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     Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;
          condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.
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  Brief \Brief\, adv.
     1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic]
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              Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. --Milton.
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     2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] --Shak.
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  Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See Brief, a., and cf. Breve.]
     1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
        words.
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              Bear this sealed brief,
              With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak.
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              And she told me
              In a sweet, verbal brief.             --Shak.
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     2. An epitome.
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              Each woman is a brief of womankind.   --Overbury.
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     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.
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              It was not without some reference to it that I
              perused many a brief.                 --Sir J.
                                                    Stephen.
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     Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
           the United States, counsel generally make up their own
           briefs.
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     4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
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     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.
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     6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
        collection or charitable contribution of money in
        churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]
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     7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting
        tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
        Jockey shorts.
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     Apostolical brief, a letter of the pope written on fine
        parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the
        secretary of briefs, dated ``a die Nativitatis,'' i. e.,
        ``from the day of the Nativity,'' and sealed with the ring
        of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its
        parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull.
        
  
     Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds
        and other papers constituting the chain of title to any
        real estate.
  
     In brief, in a few words; in short; briefly. ``Open the
        matter in brief.'' --Shak.
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  Brief \Brief\, a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L. brevis; akin
     to Gr. ? short, and perh. to Skr. barh to tear. Cf. Breve.]
     1. Short in duration.
  
              How brief the life of man.            --Shak.
  
     2. Concise; terse; succinct.
  
              The brief style is that which expresseth much in
              little.                               --B. Jonson.
  
     3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     In brief. See under Brief, n.
  
     Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;
          condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.

  Brief \Brief\, adv.
     1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic]
  
              Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. --Milton.
  
     2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] --Shak.

  Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See Brief, a., and cf. Breve.]
     1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
        words.
  
              Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the
              lord marshal.                         --Shak.
  
              And she told me In a sweet, verbal brief. --Shak.
  
     2. An epitome.
  
              Each woman is a brief of womankind.   --Overbury.
  
     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.
  
              It was not without some reference to it that I
              perused many a brief.                 --Sir J.
                                                    Stephen.
  
     Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
           the United States, counsel generally make up their own
           briefs.
  
     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. [Eng.]
  
     Apostolical brief, a letter of the pope written on fine
        parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the
        secretary of briefs, dated ``a die Nativitatis,'' i. e.,
        ``from the day of the Nativity,'' and sealed with the ring
        of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its
        parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull.
        
  
     Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds
        and other papers constituting the chain of title to any
        real estate.
  
     In brief, in a few words; in short; briefly. ``Open the
        matter in brief.'' --Shak.

  Brief \Brief\, v. t.
     To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to
     brief pleadings.

  brief
       adj 1: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the
              country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way
              away" [syn: little]
       2: concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief
          statement"
       3: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a
          brief bikini" [syn: abbreviated]
       n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's
            case [syn: legal brief]
       2: a condensed written summary or abstract
       v : give essential information to someone; "The reporters were
           briefed about the President's plan to invade"

  brief
     Ολλανδικά n.
     η επιστολή

  Brief
     Γερμανικά n.
     η επιστολή

  brief
     a.
     Of short duration; happening quickly. (from 15th c.)
     adv.
     1 (lb en obsolete poetic) Briefly.
     2 (lb en obsolete poetic) Soon; quickly.
     n.
     1 (lb en legal) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or
  mandate.
     2 (lb en legal) An answer to any action.
     3 (lb en legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in
  conducting a case.
     4 (lb en by extension figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
     5 (lb en legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for
  submission to a court.
     6 (lb en English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a
  solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
     7 (lb en English law slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in
  a legal action.
     8 A short news story or report.
     9 (lb en usually in the plural) underwear briefs.
     10 (lb en obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or
  abstract.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person
  with decision-making power.
     2 (lb en transitive legal) To write a legal argument and submit it to
  a court.
     Dutch n.
     (l en letter) (gloss: written message)
     Old French a.
     #English, short in length
     Old French n.
     (short) letter or statement

  Brief
     Hunsrik n.
     letter (written message)
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 letter (gloss: written message)
     2 package

  brief
     a.
     Of short duration; happening quickly. (from 15th c.)
     adv.
     1 (lb en obsolete poetic) Briefly.
     2 (lb en obsolete poetic) Soon; quickly.
     n.
     1 (lb en legal) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or
  mandate.
     2 (lb en legal) An answer to any action.
     3 (lb en legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in
  conducting a case.
     4 (lb en by extension figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
     5 (lb en legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for
  submission to a court.
     6 (lb en English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a
  solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
     7 (lb en English law slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in
  a legal action.
     8 A short news story or report.
     9 (lb en usually in the plural) underwear briefs.
     10 (lb en obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or
  abstract.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person
  with decision-making power.
     2 (lb en transitive legal) To write a legal argument and submit it to
  a court.

  brief
     Dutch n.
     (l en letter) (gloss: written message)
     Middle French a.
     (l en brief); short

  Brief
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 letter (gloss: written message)
     2 package

  brief
     Dutch n.
     (l en letter) (gloss: written message)
     Middle French a.
     (l en brief); short

  Brief
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 letter (gloss: written message)
     2 package

  brief
     Hollanti n.
     kirje

  Brief
     Saksa n.
     kirje

  brief
     Nederländska n.
     brev

  Brief
     Tyska n.
     brev

  brief /brˈif/
  Brief 

  brief /brˈif/
  letter

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  писмо
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  γράμμα, επιστολή
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/ 
  letter 
        "einen Brief schreiben"  - write a letter
        "einen Brief senden"  - send a letter
        "obszöner, verleumderischer Brief"  - poison-pen letter
        "den blauen Brief bekommen (Kündigungsschreiben)"  - get/be given your card, receive your marching orders, get/be given the pink slip, receive your walking papers (letter of dismissal)
     Synonym: Schreiben
  
   see: Briefe, Informationsschreiben, offener Brief, eigenhändiger Brief, Briefe austragen, hasserfüllte Briefe
  

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/ 
  epistle 
     Synonym: Sendschreiben
  
   see: Briefe, Sendschreiben
  

  Brief… /bɾˈiːf/ 
  epistolary 
     Synonyms: brieflich, briefartig
  

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  kirje
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  lettre, épître, courrier, lettre pastorale, message
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  surat
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/
  lettera

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/
  kaxet

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/
  kaxez

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/ 
  name

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/
  name

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/
  brief, epistel, missive, schrijven

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  list
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/
  carta, missiva

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  письмо, послание
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  carta, epístola
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bʁiːf/ 
  brev
  geschriebene, verschlossene Mitteilung, die (meist gegen Bezahlung) per Post oder Boten verschickt wird

  Brief /bɾˈiːf/ 
  mektup

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  kort

  Brief /bɹˈiːf/
  الاختصاص

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  1. сбит
  concise
  2. кратък, къс
  of short duration

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  резюме
  a short news story or report

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  резюмирам
  to summarize

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  stručný výtah

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  informovat

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  strohý

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  stručný

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  krátký

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  Auftrag 
        "brief sb."  - jdm. einen Auftrag geben

  brief /bɹˈiːf/ 
  Lagebesprechung abhalten
   see: briefing, briefings
  

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  Papstbreve , Breve  [relig.]
           Note: kurzes päpstliches Rundschreiben
     Synonym: papal brief
  
           Note: short pontifical circular

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
   [Br.]  [coll.] Strafverteidiger , Strafverteidigerin , Verteidiger , Verteidigerin  [jur.]
     Synonyms: defence lawyer, defense lawyer, defending counsel, counsel for the defence, attorney for the defense, defense attorney
  
   see: defence lawyers, defense lawyers, defending counsels, counsels for the defence, briefs, attorneys for the defense, defense attorneys
  

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  kurz, knapp, kurz gefasst 
        "in brief, …"  - kurz gesagt, …
        "a brief delay"  - eine kurze Verzögerung
        "invited speakers to be brief"  - die Redner bitten, sich kurz zu fassen
   see: briefer, briefest, be brief
  

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  Mandat  [jur.]

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  
  σύντομος

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  lyhyt, lyhytaikainen
  of short duration

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  muistio
  a short news story or report

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  perehdyttää
  to summarize

  brief /briːf/
  court

  brief /bɹˈiːf/ 
  1. संक्षिप्त
        "Covered the matter in a brief statement"
  2. लघु
        "A brief stay in the country"

  brief /bɹˈiːf/ 
  1. सारपत्र
        "In the  beginning he presented a brief of the last meeting."

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  dati kratku pismenu uputu, informirati, izvijestiti, izvod, jezgrovit, kratak, kratko izlaganje, kratkotrajan, sažet, zaključak, zbijen

  Brief /bɹˈiːf/
  sažetak, ukratko

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  1. kurta
  2. tömör
  3. tájékoztatás
  4. rövid kivonat
  5. eligazítás
  6. ügyvédi megbízás
  7. rövid

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  ringkas, singkat

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  corto

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  1. 簡略
  2. 短い
  of short duration

  brief /briːf/
  brevis

  brief /bri:f/
  I.   1.  krótki
   2.  zwięzły
  II.   1.  akta, sprawa
   2. briefs /bɹˈiːfs/  majtki
  III.    przygotowywać, instruować

  brief /briːf/  
  1. resumo
  2. breve, curto

  brief /briːf/
  corto

  brief //bɹiːf// 
  kort
  of short duration

  brief /bɹˈiːf/
  1. kısa, muhtasar, birkaç kelime ile ifade edilen
  2. özet, hulâsa
  3. (huk.) dava özeti
  4. lâyiha, yazılı belge
  5. üzerinde Papa'nın mührü bulunan mektup
  6. özetlemek, hulâsa çıkarmak
  7. ing., (huk.) avukat tutmak. (I.) hold no brief for him Ben onu müdafaa etmiyorum. in brief kısaca, özet olarak. briefly  kısaca. briefness  kısa oluş.

  brief //brif// 
  писмо
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief /brif/
  1. Epistel, Sendschreiben
  2. Brief 

  brief //brif// 
  γράμμα, επιστολή
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief /brif/
  1. epistle, letter

  brief //brif// 
  kirje
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief /brif/
  lettre

  brief //brif// 
   [1. een geschreven bericht van een persoon naar een ander, meestal in een omslag per post verzonden] lettera

  brief //brif// 
  epistula
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief //brif// 
  laiškas
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief //brif// 
  list
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief //brif// 
  carta
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief //brif// 
  письмо
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief //brif// 
  carta, epístola
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  brief //brif// 
  brev
  1. verzonden geschreven boodschap

  
/ˈbɹif/

  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.) 
  
  

  227 Moby Thesaurus words for "brief":
     Spartan, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge,
     abridged, abridgment, abrupt, abstract, account, account rendered,
     accounting, acquaint, acta, advertise, advertise of, advise,
     advocate, airmanship, annual, aposiopestic, apprise, bespeak,
     block in, block out, blunt, book, breviary, briefing, briefly,
     bring word, brisk, brusque, bulletin, capsule, capsulize,
     census report, chalk out, clipped, close, close-tongued,
     closemouthed, coach, cometary, communicate, compact, compend,
     compendious, compendium, compressed, concise, concisely,
     condensation, condense, condensed, condensed version, confer,
     conspectus, consult with, contracted, counsel, crisp, crusty, curt,
     curtailed, curtal, curtate, cut, debrief, decurtate, delineate,
     digest, direct, disclose, docked, draft, dumb, economical of words,
     election returns, elliptic, employ, engage, enlighten, ephemeral,
     epigrammatic, epitome, evanescent, explain, extract, familiarize,
     fill in, flashing, fleet, fleeting, flickering, flight plan,
     flying lessons, fugitive, give a briefing, give directions,
     give notice, give the facts, give word, gnomic, gruff, guide, head,
     hire, in brief, in sum, in summary, indisposed to talk, inform,
     instantaneous, instruct, kibitz, laconic, leave word, let know,
     line, little, low, meddle, mention to, meteoric, minutes,
     momentary, mum, mute, notify, nutshell, outline, overview, pandect,
     passing, pilot training, pilotship, pithy, pointed, precis,
     preengage, prescribe, proceedings, propose, pruned, quick, quiet,
     recommend, recruit, report, reserve, reserved, resume, retain,
     returns, review, rough, rough in, rough out, rubric, run down,
     run through, rundown, send word, sententious, serve notice, short,
     short and sweet, short-lived, short-term, short-termed, shorten,
     shortened, shortened version, sign on, sign up, sign up for,
     silent, skeleton, sketch, sketch out, snug, sparing of words,
     speak, speechless, speedy, statement, submit, succinct, succinctly,
     suggest, summarize, summary, survey, swift, syllabus, synopsis,
     synopsize, synopsized, synoptic, taciturn, take into employment,
     take on, tally, tell, temporary, terse, the record,
     thumbnail sketch, tight, tight-lipped, to the point, tongue-tied,
     topical outline, trace, transactions, transient, transitory,
     truncated, unloquacious, untalkative, verse, washout, word-bound,
     wordless, yearbook
  
  

  n. 摘要,简报,公事包;
  a. 简短的;
  v. 对...作简报,摘要;

     n. 摘要,简报,公事包
     a. 简短的,短暂的
     vt. 对…作简报,摘要,节录