watching brief (English, noun)
expansion: watching brief (plural watching briefs)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: In criminal cases, a brief to represent a client who is not a direct party to the suit, and to serve as an observer.
topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: watching briefs
tags: plural