Word Meaning

Meaning of brief

- Short in duration.
- Concise; terse; succinct.
- Rife; common; prevalent.
- Briefly.
- Soon; quickly.
- A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
- An epitome.
- 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.
- A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
- 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.
- A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

Crossword clue for brief

- A task
- Abrupt
- News flash
- Of little duration
- Short
- Thoroughly inform
- Update
- Using Few Words