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تعريف brief في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: Concise; taking few words; Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short
On the beach he always wore a straw hat with a red band and a brief pair of leopard print trunks.; A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract
A survey of their follie, a briefe of their barbarisme.; A short news story or report; An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court; Of short duration; happening quickly; To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.; To write a legal argument and submit it to a court; To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings; {a} short, concise, narrow, common, rise; {n} short extract or instructions, letters patent; The papers provided to the barrister by the solicitor in order for the barrister to perform the required service The brief usually contains a memorandum from the solicitor advising what service is required For example, it may be a brief to appear or a brief to advise or a brief to draft court documents; Soon; quickly; Concise; terse; succinct; Written arguments prepared by an attorney that are presented to a court; Lawyer's written presentation of statutory and case law to support client's case; A written document that outlines a party's legal arguments in a case; Of short duration or distance; a paper written by a lawyer to serve as a basis for his or her later oral argument to the court Its use is largely to inform the court of the lawyer's argument, authorities on questions of law, and desired interpretation of the case; Men's or women's underpants can be referred to as briefs. A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor; Briefly; Short in duration; A "brief" is a written statement prepared a lawyer and submitted to an appellate court before oral arguments It contains a summary of the facts of the case, the pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel’s position Generally, a lawyer will argue that the lower court judge made mistakes when ruling on objections and that those mistakes were prejudicial and that the lawyer’s client should be given a new trial A brief can also be a summary of a published opinion of a case prepared by a law student who is studying the opinion in law school; An epitome; A legal document, prepared by an attorney, which presents the law and facts supporting his or her client; A written statement that each side gives the court to say why the court should decide that they are right; concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"; 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; {f} make a summary; give a report; Concise; A written document in which a party states what the party believes are the facts of the case and argues how the law should be applied; Rife; common; prevalent; (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"; A written argument submitted to the court by counsel setting forth facts and/or law supporting his or her client's case; A short, legless undergarment; briefs; to give concise preparatory instructions, information or advice; A written statement prepared by one side in a lawsuit to explain to the court its view of the facts of a case and the applicable law; of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away; a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case; emphasis You can describe a period of time as brief if you want to emphasize that it is very short. For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish. long; This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument; An attorneys legal argument in written form for submission to a court; Written argument that supports a case; usually contains a statement of facts and a discussion of law; a specification listing tasks to be addressed or undertaken in a specific context; Something that is brief lasts for only a short time. She once made a brief appearance on television This time their visit is brief. = fleeting lengthy; Written instructions to a Barrister, to appear and present a party's case before a Court Distinct from Instructions to Counsel which are forwarded from Counsel to settle pleadings and to advise on evidence or in conference; a document specifying tasks to be addressed or undertaken in a specific context; If someone briefs you, especially about a piece of work or a serious matter, they give you information that you need before you do it or consider it. A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides. = fill in; A written or printed document, prepared by counsel to serve as the basis for an argument upon a cause in an appellate court, and usually filed for the information of the court It embodies the point of law which the counsel desires to establish, together with the arguments and authorities upon which he rests his contention; of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"; An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law; See Breve, n; A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose; a condensed written summary or abstract; {s} short; If someone gives you a brief, they officially give you responsibility for dealing with a particular thing. customs officials with a brief to stop foreign porn coming into Britain. = responsibility see also briefer, briefing; You can say in brief to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible or to give a summary of what you have just said. In brief, take no risks; a condensed written summary or abstract a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"; A lawyer's written statement of a client's case filed in court It usually contains a summary of the facts in the case, the pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting the client's position; The terms of understanding between you and, say your advertising agency on a particular job My advice is to put it in writing! This process firstly imposes on you the discipline of thinking about what is required and actually writing it down; secondly, if there are problems - then you are covered by the brief; give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"; A written argument by counsel arguing a case, which contains a summary of the facts of the case, pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the fact situation Also called a memorandum of law; {i} abstract, summary, concise report; instructions; A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words; A writ; a breve; A brief speech or piece of writing does not contain too many words or details. In a brief statement, he concentrated entirely on international affairs Write a very brief description of a typical problem. = short; A written summary of relevant facts, applicable law, and reasons why a party contends the case should be decided in that party's favor; If you are brief, you say what you want to say in as few words as possible. Now please be brief -- my time is valuable = succinct; A written statement submitted by the lawyer for each side in a case that explains to the judges why they should decide the case or a particular part of a case in favor of that lawyer's client; Written statement explaining facts of case and laws that apply
Brief Encounter: a British film by David Lean made in 1945, from a play by Noel Coward. It is a love story, about a housewife and a doctor, who fall in love but then decide to separate. It is remembered especially for the romantic scenes in a railway station and is known for its realism and artistic filming
brief Kaddish: shortened version of the Kaddish (traditional Jewish prayer)
brief against: If someone, especially a politician, briefs against another person, he or she tries to harm the other person's reputation by saying something unfavourable about them. Ministerial colleagues were briefing against him
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brief moment: split second, short instant, short period of time
briefer: One who provides a briefing
briefer: Comparative form of brief: more brief
briefing: A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented
Today's briefing of the press.
briefing: Present participle of brief
briefing: A short and concise summary of a situation
The president received a briefing on the situation before going to the press conference.
briefly: In a brief manner, summarily
He covered the subject briefly in his book.
briefly: To be brief, in short
Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
briefly: For a brief period
He only worked here briefly.
briefs: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brief
briefs: plural form of brief
briefs: A short type of underpants worn by men or boys
control brief: A type of pantie girdle with longer legs and a higher waist, normally worn by a woman to lift and shape her buttocks area while flattening the stomach area
in brief: briefly, concisely, using a few words to summarise
in brief: In short; to sum up
briefly: {a} shortly, concisely, in few words
briefness: {n} shortness, conciseness
Briefly: in summary
In summary, this book is a good introduction to bird watching.
A Brief History of Time: a book by Stephen Hawking in which he explains his ideas about how the universe and time began and how they have developed
Briefly: flickeringly
amicus curiae brief: a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
amicus curiae brief: A "friend of the court" brief brief filed by a third party (not directly involved) in a case aimed at influencing a decision of the Supreme Court
briefed: past of brief
briefer: A briefer is an official who has the job of giving information about something, for example a war. Military briefers say no planes were shot down today
briefer: More brief
briefer: comparative of brief
briefest: most brief
briefing: 1) the giving of preparatory instructions, information or advice; 2) a meeting at which such instructions, information or advice is presented; 3) a briefing document is one which contains such instructions, information or advice
briefing: Held immediately before the start of each class to enable the judge to announce the course time, identify the start/finish points and any special requirements for the course In special classes any variation from standard marking must be explained
briefing: Discussing how you will implement plans for the next shift or deal with an incident
briefing: A general overview of an operation (CIMS)
briefing: A briefing is a meeting at which information or instructions are given to people, especially before they do something. They're holding a press briefing tomorrow Security staff did not then receive any briefing before they started each shift. see also brief. information or instructions that you get before you have to do something
briefing: Typically the process of orienting data collection personnel (interviewers) on a new project
briefing: A meeting held by the Director for the purpose of giving instructions, and attended by competitors, officials and observers See GENERAL BRIEFING and TASK BRIEFINGS
briefing: A meeting in which a client and researcher discuss the client's information needs so that the most appropriate research methodology can be recommended
briefing: detailed instructions, as for a military operation
briefing: {i} summarizing; reporting
briefly: Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time. He smiled briefly Guerillas captured and briefly held an important provincial capital
briefly: Concisely; in few words
briefly: If you say or write something briefly, you use very few words or give very few details. There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below
briefly: You can say briefly to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible. Briefly, no less than nine of our agents have passed information to us
briefly: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM
briefly: in a brief manner
briefly: in short, in an abbreviated manner
briefly: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
briefly: 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"
briefness: {i} quickness; brevity; shortness
briefness: The characteristic of being brief
briefness: the temporal property of being very short
briefness: The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing
briefs: {i} underpants, short and close-fitting underwear
briefs: Tighter-fitting style of underclothing covering groin area Elastic waistband and leg closure Fabric ends at top of thigh
briefs: Legal documents submitted by lawyers to courts which set forth the facts of a case, summarize any lower court decisions on the case, give the arguments for the side repre-sented by the lawyer filing the brief, and discuss decisions in other cases that bear on the issue
briefs: third-person singular of brief
briefs: short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey)
briefs: Women's tight-fitting pants
briefs: plural of brief
for a brief moment: for a little instant, during a small period of time
in brief: 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"
in brief: in short, in few words
sea brief: Same as Sea letter
verb brief 3: to give someone all the information about a situation that they will need brief sb on sth
watching brief: instructions to someone to watch a situation carefully but not to become involved in it
· in brief: concisely: 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"