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- English Word Brief Definition 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.
- English Word Brief Definition A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
- English Word Brief Definition 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.
- English Word Brief Definition A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- English Word Brief Definition To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
- English Word Briefless Definition Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister.
- English Word Briefly Definition Concisely; in few words.
- English Word Briefman Definition One who makes a brief.
- English Word Briefman Definition A copier of a manuscript.
- English Word Briefness Definition The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.
- English Word Brier Definition Alt. of Briar
- English Word Briered Definition Set with briers.
- English Word Briery Definition Full of briers; thorny.
- English Word Briery Definition A place where briers grow.
- English Word Brig Definition A bridge.
- English Word Brig Definition A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
- English Word Brigade Definition A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.
- English Word Brigade Definition Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
- English Word Brigade Definition To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
- English Word Brigaded Definition of Brigade