Look up: brief

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   Brief
   In English law, a brief is a memorandum of instructions, concisely expressed, drawn up by an attorney for the guidance of the barrister, containing a statement of the facts, points of law, etc. to be developed and expanded before the court, or to be used in the cross-examination of witnesses. BRIEF by Solution Systems Inc. is a highly flexible, full-screen editor and macro generator designed for use with dBase or high-level languages such as C, Pascal, and COBOL. You can customise the editor by ...
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   BRIEF
   BRIEF is an abbreviation for Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing Facility
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   brief
   [adj] - of short duration or distance 2. [adj] - concise and succinct 3. [n] - a document stating the facts and points of law of a client`s case 4. [n] - a condensed written summary or abstract 5. [v] - give essential information to someone
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   Brief
   Written instructions given to the supplier or suppliers before commencement of a project. This document details the project objectives, reporting procedures, timescales etc.
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   brief
   In law, the written instructions sent by a solicitor to a barrister before a court hearing. Traditionally, in the UK, briefs are tied with red tape and the barrister writes the outcome of the case...
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   Brief
   The document that describes your requirements with regard to your business needs now and in the future. (See Action 5)
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   brief
   an abridgment or concise statement of a client`s case made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at low Category: Building industry • to tell about the detalled plan of action about to be carried out. Category: Defense
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   Brief
   Written instructions to counsel to appear at a hearing on behalf of a party prepared by the solicitor and setting out the facts of the case and any case law relied upon
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   Brief
   Brief adjective [ Middle English bref , French brief , bref , from Latin brevis ; akin to Greek ... short, and perhaps to Sanskrit barh to tear. Confer Breve .] 1. Short in duration. « How brief the life of man. Shak. » 2. Concise; terse; succinct. « The brief style is that which expresseth much ...
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    Brief
    Brief adverb 1. Briefly. [ Obsolete or Poetic] « Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief . Milton. » 2. Soon; quickly. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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    Brief
    Brief (brēf) noun [ See Brief , adjective , and confer 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. « ...
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    Brief
    Brief transitive verb To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
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    brief
    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. An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of c ...
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    brief
    little adjective of short duration or distance; `a brief stay in the country`; `in a little while`; `it`s a little way away`
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    brief
    adjective concise and succinct; `covered the matter in a brief statement`
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    brief
    noun a condensed written summary or abstract
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    brief
    verb give essential information to someone; `The reporters were briefed about the President`s plan to invade`
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    brief
    noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client`s case
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    Brief
    `Brief` may refer to: * Brief (law), a number of formal document types * Brief (text editor), a popular text editor for the MS-DOS operating system * Brief, short for Briefing, as in President's Daily Brief * a letter * Brief (architecture) * Design brief `Briefs` are a type of tight Y-shaped underwear and swimwear but may also refer to: * The Briefs, a Seattle band * Götz Briefs, a Catholic social theorist, social ethicist, social philosopher a...
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    Brief
    • (a.) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2. • (a.) 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. • (n.) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable con...
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    brief
    (from the article `diplomatics`) ...such as ad perpetuam rei memoriam (`that the matter may be perpetually known`) in the superscription. Yet another new papal document appeared at ...
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    brief
    in law, a document often in the form of a summary or abstract. The term is used primarily in common-law countries, and its exact meaning varies ... [1 related articles]
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    brief
    brief 1. Of short duration, quickly passing away or ending. 2. Occupying a short time when speaking or reading; consisting of few words, short, concise. 3. A short statement or account of something that is, or might be, more fully treated; an abridgement, epitome, abstract, summary. 4. A letter of the pope to an individual or a religious community upon m...
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