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headnote
Word definitions for headnote in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context legal English) a summary of the relevant aspects of a legal case usually found at the beginning of a case report. 2 A note at the head of a page or chapter.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A headnote is a brief summary of a particular point of law that is added to the text of a court decision to aid readers in locating discussion of a legal issue in an opinion. As the term implies, headnotes appear at the beginning of the published opinion ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Headnote \Head"note`\ (-n[=o]t`), n. A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
Usage examples of headnote.
Sage, who made a suitable face in return and then stood to attention and, with a piercing headnote, cut into the Internationale.
Marty headnotes deal with the science fiction writer career, while I write on some subject or other that either the author or the story has inspired in my weird brain.
I read Marty headnotes with avidity for they always tell me more about the writer than I know, but not more than I want to know, of course.