Definitions for the word, brief

(a.) A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.

(a.) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.

(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.

(a.) An epitome.

(a.) Concise; terse; succinct.

(a.) Rife; common; prevalent.

(a.) Short in duration.

(adv.) Briefly.

(adv.) Soon; quickly.

(n.) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

(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.

(v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.


24 words found in the Scrabble word, brief



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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