Definition of brief

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Brief (adv.) Briefly.

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Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed..
Gnome :: Gnome (n.) A brief reflection or maxim.
Brief :: Brief (a.) Rife; common; prevalent.
Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.
Mention :: Mention (v. t.) To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
Brief :: Brief (a.) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2..
Breviate :: Breviate (n.) A lawyer's brief.
Brief :: Brief (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..
Brief :: Brief (adv.) Soon; quickly.
Transitorily :: Transitorily (adv.) In a transitory manner; with brief continuance.
Brief :: Brief (n.) 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..
Apostle :: Apostle (n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts..
Brief :: Brief (a.) An epitome.
Menology :: Menology (n.) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written..
Compendium :: Compendium (n.) A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary..
Stack :: Staccato (a.) Expressed in a brief, pointed manner..
Card :: Card (n.) A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair..
Resume :: Resume (n.) A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
Duebill :: Duebill (n.) A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to order, like a promissory note..
Ample :: Ample (a.) Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative..
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