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The correct spelling is briefs.

How to pronounce briefs

noun

IPA: /bɹiːfs/

Say it like: Bree-fs

The correct spelling is briefs. A writ summoning one to answer to any action. For example: "We got a news brief."

Usage Examples

We got a news brief.

I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.

The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
  2. 2.An answer to any action.
  3. 3.A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
  4. 4.(by extension) A position of interest or advocacy.
  5. 5.An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.

verb

  1. 1.To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
  2. 2.To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

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