| slovo | definícia |
brief
(mass) | brief
- informovať, krátky |
brief
(encz) | brief,informovat luke |
brief
(encz) | brief,krátký |
brief
(encz) | brief,strohý luke |
brief
(encz) | brief,stručný |
brief
(encz) | brief,stručný výtah Zdeněk Brož |
brief
(encz) | brief,úkol n: [slang.] Rostislav Svoboda |
Brief
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | 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.
[PJC]
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
(gcide) | Brief \Brief\, v. t.
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to
brief pleadings.
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brief
(wn) | brief
adj 1: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the
country"
2: concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief
statement"
3: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief
bikini" [syn: abbreviated, brief]
n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a
client's case [syn: brief, legal brief]
2: a condensed written summary or abstract
v 1: give essential information to someone; "The reporters were
briefed about the President's plan to invade" |
brief
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BRIEF
(bouvier) | 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.
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BRIEF
(bouvier) | 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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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
brief
(mass) | brief
- informovať, krátky |
briefly
(mass) | briefly
- krátko, stručne |
in brief
(mass) | in brief
- krátko, stručne |
a brief
(encz) | a brief,soudní příkaz [brit.] Pavel Cvrček |
brief
(encz) | brief,informovat lukebrief,krátký brief,strohý lukebrief,stručný brief,stručný výtah Zdeněk Brožbrief,úkol n: [slang.] Rostislav Svoboda |
brief-case
(encz) | brief-case,aktovka n: Zdeněk Brož |
briefcase
(encz) | briefcase,aktovka |
briefed
(encz) | briefed,instruován minulý čas webbriefed,zestručnil v: Zdeněk Brož |
briefer
(encz) | briefer,stručnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
briefest
(encz) | briefest,nejstručnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
briefing
(encz) | briefing,briefing n: Zdeněk Brožbriefing,instruktáž Zdeněk Brož |
briefly
(encz) | briefly,krátce Zdeněk Brožbriefly,stručně luke |
briefness
(encz) | briefness,krátkost n: Zdeněk Brožbriefness,stručnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
briefs
(encz) | briefs,slipy |
country strategy brief
(encz) | country strategy brief, |
debrief
(encz) | debrief,vyslechnout hlášení n: Zdeněk Brož |
debriefing
(encz) | debriefing,vyslechnutí hlášení Zdeněk Brož |
in brief
(encz) | in brief,krátce Zdeněk Brožin brief,stručně Zdeněk Brožin brief,stručný adj: Zdeněk Brožin brief,ve stručnosti Zdeněk Brož |
legal brief
(encz) | legal brief, n: |
briefing
(czen) | briefing,briefingn: Zdeněk Brož |
briefingová místnost
(czen) | briefingová místnost,ready roomn: Pino |
Apostolical brief
(gcide) | Apostolic \Ap`os*tol"ic\, Apostolical \Ap`os*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.
apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.]
1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times,
or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the
apostolic age.
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2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or
taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
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3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
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Apostolical brief. See under Brief.
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts
relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to
the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second
and third centuries.
Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on
account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.
The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem
were called apostolic churches.
Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to
the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same
authors or author.
Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born
in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the
apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and
Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.
Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope
to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive
propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of
the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of
Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle;
specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in
the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of
St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only
apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted
transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of
bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.
--Hook.
[1913 Webster]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.
[PJC]
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 of title
(gcide) | 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.
[PJC]
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.
[1913 Webster]Abstract \Ab"stract`\, n. [See Abstract, a.]
1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the
essential qualities of a larger thing or of several
things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a
treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.
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An abstract of every treatise he had read. --Watts.
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Man, the abstract
Of all perfection, which the workmanship
Of Heaven hath modeled. --Ford.
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2. A state of separation from other things; as, to consider a
subject in the abstract, or apart from other associated
things.
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3. An abstract term.
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The concretes "father" and "son" have, or might
have, the abstracts "paternity" and "filiety." --J.
S. Mill.
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4. (Med.) A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance
mixed with lactose in such proportion that one part of the
abstract represents two parts of the original substance.
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Abstract of title (Law), a document which provides a
summary of the history of ownership of a parcel of real
estate, including the conveyances and mortgages; also
called brief of title.
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Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; synopsis. See
Abridgment.
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brief of title
(gcide) | 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.
[PJC]
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.
[1913 Webster]Abstract \Ab"stract`\, n. [See Abstract, a.]
1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the
essential qualities of a larger thing or of several
things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a
treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.
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An abstract of every treatise he had read. --Watts.
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Man, the abstract
Of all perfection, which the workmanship
Of Heaven hath modeled. --Ford.
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2. A state of separation from other things; as, to consider a
subject in the abstract, or apart from other associated
things.
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3. An abstract term.
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The concretes "father" and "son" have, or might
have, the abstracts "paternity" and "filiety." --J.
S. Mill.
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4. (Med.) A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance
mixed with lactose in such proportion that one part of the
abstract represents two parts of the original substance.
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Abstract of title (Law), a document which provides a
summary of the history of ownership of a parcel of real
estate, including the conveyances and mortgages; also
called brief of title.
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Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; synopsis. See
Abridgment.
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briefcase
(gcide) | briefcase \brief"case\ n.
a small suitcase with a handle; it is used for carrying
papers or files or books.
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briefing
(gcide) | briefing \briefing\ n.
1. giving detailed instructions, as for a military operation.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a detailed set of instructions before an operation, given
to those who are to execute it.
[PJC]
3. a summary report of an operation or event after it has
occurred, by a participant or observer.
[PJC] |
Briefless
(gcide) | Briefless \Brief"less\ (br[=e]f"l[e^]s), a.
Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister.
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Briefly
(gcide) | Briefly \Brief"ly\ (br[=e]f"l[y^]), adv.
Concisely; in few words.
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Briefman
(gcide) | Briefman \Brief"man\ (br[=e]f"man), n.
1. One who makes a brief.
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2. A copier of a manuscript.
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Briefness
(gcide) | Briefness \Brief"ness\ (br[=e]f"n[e^]s), n.
The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse
or writing.
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briefs
(gcide) | jockey shorts \jock"ey shorts`\ (j[o^]k"[=e] sh[^o]rts), n. pl.
[from a Tradename.]
A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and
held by an elastic waistband; also called briefs.
Originally a tradename, the term has become common for that
type of underpants.
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Debrief
(gcide) | Debrief \De*brief"\, v.
to interrogate (a person who has recently experienced an
event), to obtain information about that experience; -- used
especially of military pilots or diplomatic agents who have
just returned from a mission.
[PJC] |
In brief
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See Brief, a., and cf. Breve.]
1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
words.
[1913 Webster]
Bear this sealed brief,
With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
It was not without some reference to it that I
perused many a brief. --Sir J.
Stephen.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
the United States, counsel generally make up their own
briefs.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
collection or charitable contribution of money in
churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting
tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
Jockey shorts.
[PJC]
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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Sea brief
(gcide) | Sea brief \Sea" brief`\
Same as Sea letter.
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Semibrief
(gcide) | Semibrief \Sem"i*brief`\, n. (Mus.)
A semibreve. [R.]
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amicus curiae brief
(wn) | amicus curiae brief
n 1: a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the
outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it |
brief
(wn) | brief
adj 1: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the
country"
2: concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief
statement"
3: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief
bikini" [syn: abbreviated, brief]
n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a
client's case [syn: brief, legal brief]
2: a condensed written summary or abstract
v 1: give essential information to someone; "The reporters were
briefed about the President's plan to invade" |
briefcase
(wn) | briefcase
n 1: a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books |
briefcase bomb
(wn) | briefcase bomb
n 1: a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a
briefcase |
briefcase computer
(wn) | briefcase computer
n 1: a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a
briefcase |
briefing
(wn) | briefing
n 1: detailed instructions, as for a military operation |
briefless
(wn) | briefless
adj 1: (of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients |
briefly
(wn) | briefly
adv 1: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly
associated with IBM"
2: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed
up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly,
we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: concisely,
briefly, shortly, in brief, in short] |
briefness
(wn) | briefness
n 1: the temporal property of being very short
2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: brevity,
briefness, transience] |
briefs
(wn) | briefs
n 1: short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
[syn: briefs, Jockey shorts] |
debrief
(wn) | debrief
v 1: put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The
released hostages were debriefed" |
debriefing
(wn) | debriefing
n 1: report of a mission or task |
in brief
(wn) | in brief
adv 1: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is
summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly";
"briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn:
concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, {in
short}] |
legal brief
(wn) | legal brief
n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a
client's case [syn: brief, legal brief] |
briefcase
(foldoc) | briefcase
A Win95/WinNT utility for keeping files on two
computers without permanent connection in sync.
The scenario briefcase was designed for is the combination of
an office computer and a portable one. You connect the two
before leaving your office, create a briefcase on the portable
(if you don't already have one on it), then copy the files you
want to work on while away into the briefcase. You can at
this point disconnect the two computers, take the portable
with you and work on the files in the briefcase at home or on
the road. When you get back to your office the briefcase
utility can automatically update the files you changed on the
office computer.
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BRIEF
(bouvier) | 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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BRIEF OF TITLE
(bouvier) | BRIEF OF TITLE, practice, conveyancing. An abridgment of all the patents,
deeds, indentures, agreements, records, and papers relating to certain real
estate.
2. In making a brief of title, the practitioner should be careful to
place every deed and other paper in chronological order. The date of each
deed; the names of the parties; the consideration; the description of the
property; should be particularly, noticed, and all covenants should also be
particularly inserted.
3. A vendor of an interest in realty ought to have his title
investigated, abstracted, and evidence in proof of it ready to be produced
and established before he sells; for if he sell with a confused title, or
without being ready to produce deeds and vouchers, he must be at the expense
of clearing it. 1 Chit. Pr. 304, 463.
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SEA LETTER OR SEA BRIEF
(bouvier) | SEA LETTER OR SEA BRIEF, maritime law. A document which should be found on
board of every neutral ship; it specifies the nature and quantity of the
cargo, the place from whence it comes, and its destination. Chit. Law of
Nat. 197; 1 John. 192.
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