watching brief — ➔ brief1 * * * watching brief UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► if someone has or is given a watching brief on something, someone has asked them to check on and give a report about what is happening in a particular situation or in a particular… … Financial and business terms
watching brief — watching .brief n BrE instructions to someone to watch a situation carefully but not to become involved in it ▪ One of his responsibilities is to keep a watching brief on foreign broadcasts … Dictionary of contemporary English
watching brief — ► NOUN 1) Brit. Law a brief held by a barrister to follow a case on behalf of a client who is not directly involved. 2) an interest in a proceeding in which one is not directly concerned … English terms dictionary
watching brief — noun 1. : a retainer of a lawyer merely to watch proceedings for one not a party to them 2. : a commission to observe proceedings (as of a legislative body) for persons who may be concerned in them * * * watching brief noun 1. Instructions to a… … Useful english dictionary
watching brief — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms watching brief : singular watching brief plural watching briefs British the responsibility of watching a situation to make sure that things are happening properly … English dictionary
Watching brief (lawsuit) — A watching brief is a method normally used in criminal lawsuits by lawyers to represent clients not directly a party to the suit and to function as an observer. The method is normally used to help protect the rights and interests of victims of a… … Wikipedia
watching brief — noun 1》 an interest in a proceeding in which one is not directly concerned. 2》 Law, Brit. a brief held by a barrister to follow a case on behalf of a client who is not directly involved … English new terms dictionary
watching brief — noun (C) law instructions to a lawyer to watch a case that their client is not directly involved in … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Brief — or briefs may refer: * Brief (law), a number of formal document types * Brief (text editor), a popular text editor for the MS DOS operating system * a letter * Brief (architecture), a requirement imposed by a client on an architect * Briefs, a… … Wikipedia
brief — ▪ I. brief brief 1 [briːf] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE official instructions that explain what someone s job is or what their duties are: • The auditor s brief is to monitor and report upon agencies effectiveness. • The topic of your talk is… … Financial and business terms
