marginal note

marginal note. A brief notation, in the nature of a subheading, placed in the margin of a printed statute to give a brief indication of the matters dealt with in the section or subsection beside which it appears. • For ease of reference, marginal notes are usu. in distinctive print. Many jurisdictions hold that notes of this kind cannot be used as the basis for an argument about the interpretation of a statute. — Also termed sidenote. [Cases: Statutes 211.]

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词条贡献者

译员海燕，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与破产对抗诉讼有关的法律文件。