Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Sidebar
1. A position at the side of a judge's bench where counsel can confer with the judge beyond the jury's earshot <the judge called the attorneys to sidebar>. 2. SIDEBAR CONFERENCE <during the sidebar, the prosecutor accused the defense attorney of misconduct>. 3. A short, secondary article within or accompanying a main story in a publication <the sidebar contained information on related topics>.
sidebar comment.
An unnecessary, often argumentative remark made by an attorney or witness, esp. during a trial or deposition. - Often shortened to sidebar. - Also termed sidebar remark.
sidebar conference.
1. A discussion among the judge and counsel, usu. over an evidentiary objection, outside the jury's hearing. - Also termed bench conference. 2. A discussion, esp. during voir dire, between the judge and a juror or prospective juror. - Often shortened to sidebar.
sidebar remark
See SIDEBAR COMMENT.
sidebar rule
Hist. English law. An order or rule allowed by the court without formal application, such as an order to plead within a particular time. ( Formerly, the rules or orders were made on the motion of the attorneys at the sidebar in court.