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brief

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. ()

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. ()

In brief. See under Brief, n. ()

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adv. 1. Briefly. ()

Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. (Milton.)

2. Soon; quickly. (Shak.)

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.)

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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. ()

7. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts. ()

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. ()

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