brief
Lawyer's court filing
All meanings of brief contain the underlying idea of shortness, either in length or duration.
A brief report is short.
When you brief someone, you convey necessary information.
The information may be called a brief, especially if it is in written form.
In law, a brief is a statement of a case.
Briefs are a kind of underwear that fit closer to the body than boxers and do not cover the leg.
Passing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- temporaryLimited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- short-livedLasting only briefly
ephemeral · transitory · quick · flash · instant · swift · hasty · hurried
Condensed version of content
- abstractCondensed version of text
- precisCondensed written summary
- outlineSummary of key elements
- sketchHasty informal drawing
overview · digest · rundown · recapitulation · apercu · conspectus · summary · recap
Expressed with minimal words
- pithyConcise and forceful
- laconicBrief in expression
- terseBrief to bluntness
- compactTightly packed together
curt · economical · abridged · synoptic · compendious · epigrammatic · aphoristic · sententious
Latin for friend
- litigationLegal dispute process
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
testimony · deposition · injunction · counsel · barrister · solicitor · attorney · filing
New version or information
instruct · prep · orient · outline · summarize · explain · run-through · walk-through
fleeting
Passing very quickly
short-lived · ephemeral · transitory · quick · flash · instant · swift · hasty · hurried · rushed
synopsis
Condensed version of content
sketch · overview · digest · rundown · recapitulation · apercu · conspectus · summary · recap · dossier
succinct
Expressed with minimal words
compact · curt · economical · abridged · synoptic · compendious · epigrammatic · aphoristic · sententious · telegraphic
amicus
Latin for friend
- litigationLegal dispute process
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · testimony · deposition · injunction · counsel · barrister · solicitor · attorney · filing · submission
update
New version or information
advise · instruct · prep · orient · outline · summarize · explain · run-through · walk-through · catch-up
underpants
Lower body undergarment
- knickersLoose pants to knee
- tighty-whitiesSnug white underpants
- hipstersCountercultural trend-chasers
y-fronts · undies · skivvies · drawers · smalls · pants · jocks
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- brevityconcise, succinct, terse, pithy, laconic
- descriptionsdescription, character sketch, portrait, profile, summary
- memosmemo, memos, internal memo, policy memo, legal memo
- paperworkinvoice, permit, documents, license, filing
brieflasting
Continuing through time
enduring · permanent · persistent · long-lived · eternal
- in briefUsing minimal words
- boxer briefsFitted hybrid undergarment
- brief momentVery short duration
- legal briefWritten court argument
- brief recap
- brief pause
briefly, briefs, briefing, briefcase, briefed, debrief, briefings, briefer, debriefing