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noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The Economics and Industry Group has a watching brief on the state of the brewing industry.

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A watching brief is a method normally used in criminal cases 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 crime, or ...