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noun 
  1. An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
  2. (colloquial) A short news story or report.
    • We got a news .
      1. (i, in plural for singular object) A short, legless undergarment; briefs.
Translations: 
  • Spanish: breve
    (trans-bottom)
verb 
  1. (transitive) 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.
  1. (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
adjective 
  1. Of short duration or distance.
  2. concise, Concise.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: bondig
  • French: bref
  • German: kurz
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: breve, conciso
    (trans-bottom)

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