simple past tense and past participle of brief

(law) Of an action before a court: for which the lawyers for both sides have presented all the arguments which they are permitted to present, and for which nothing further remains but the ruling of the court.

A short and concise summary of a situation. / A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.

present participle of brief

(generally used in the plural when referral to a single garment) A type of panty girdle with longer legs and a higher waist, normally worn by a woman to lift and shape her buttocks area while flattening the stomach area.

The characteristic of being brief.

plural of control brief

Obsolete spelling of brief

plural of briefing

plural of briefer