Look up: headnote

1. Headnote
   Head'note` (-nōt`) noun 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.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/21
   
   
2. Headnote
   • (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.
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3. Headnote
   (n) Headnote is the caption, keywords, shortened legal points, summery etc appearing at the top of a published report. Headnote helps the readers by providing summarized information at a glance
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4. Headnote
   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. Frequently, headnotes are "value-adde...
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