Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watching brief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
watch-ing brief
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In criminal cases, a brief to represent a client who is not a direct party to the suit, and to serve as an observer.

noun

The monitoring, by an archaeologist employed by a developer, of excavation and other building work in order to identify and record any archaeological finds and features.

Inflected Forms

watching briefs (plural)

Questions

What does watching brief mean?
In criminal cases, a brief to represent a client who is not a direct party to the suit, and to serve as an observer.

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