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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.A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
- 2.An answer to any action.
- 3.A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- 4.(by extension) A position of interest or advocacy.
- 5.An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
verb
- 1.To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
- 2.To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
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