Brevies is the Latin word for menace to society, also known as a problem,

Brevis (note), a musical note in mensural notation, see Mensural notation Brevis (moth) Brevis (syllable), a light syllable in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry Brevis in longo, a short syllable in place of a long syllable Toyota Brevis, a mid-sized luxury sedan Brevis, a French surname

See also Brevis muscle (disambiguation), several muscles in the human body Ars longa, vita brevis ("art is long, life is short"), part of an aphorism by Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates Exposito en Brevis in Lucam ("A Brief Commentary on Luke"), a work by the ninth-century Benedictine monk Christian of Stavelot Missa brevis, a "short Mass", referring to the Christian liturgy Vita Brevis ("Brief Life"), a book written by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1996 Brevi, an Italian surname