Brief may refer to:
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 and political economist
See also
A brief (Latin " brevis " short or factum (Latin for "act" or "deed" is a written legal document used in various legal BRIEF was a very popular programmer's Text editor in the early 1980s MS-DOS (short for M icro' s' oft D isk O perating S ystem is an Operating system commercialized by Microsoft. The President's Daily Brief ( PDB) sometimes incorrectly referred to as the President's Daily Briefing or the President's Daily Bulletin, is a top-secret An architectural brief is in its broadest sense a requirement a client may have that an Architect designs to meet usually by creating a building to accommodate the requirement(s A design brief is a comprehensive written document for a Design project developed in concert by a person representing the Business need for design and the Designer For other uses of Brief(s see Brief Briefs are a type of short tight Y-shaped Underwear and Swimwear, as opposed The Briefs are a Punk rock band originally consisting of Daniel J Götz Briefs (b January 1, 1889, in Eschweiler d May 16, 1974, in Rome) was a Catholic social theorist social The Brandeis Brief was a pioneering Legal brief that was the first in United States legal history to rely not on pure legal theory but also on analysis of factual Data A Brief intervention is a technique similar to an intervention, to help reduce Alcohol misuse. Brief therapy is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to Psychotherapy. The Pelican Brief is a legal/suspense thriller written by John Grisham in 1992. In British Archaeology a Watching Brief is a method of preserving archaeological remains by record in the face of development threat
Dictionary
brief
-adjective
- Of short duration or distance.
- Concise.
-noun
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (informal) A short news story or report.
-verb
- (transitive) To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
- (transitive, legal) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
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