Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Headnote
A case summary that appears before the printed judicial opinion in a law report, addresses a point of law, and usu. includes the relevant facts bearing on that point of law. -Also termed syllabus; synopsis; reporter's syllabus.
headnote lawyer
Slang. A lawyer who relies on the headnotes of judicial opinions rather than taking the time to read the opinions themselves.
headnote lawyer.
See LAWYER.