Comment

Definition - Noun
1  often cap a  : an essay analyzing, criticizing, or explaining a subject <a ~ published in the Yale Law Review>
b  : an explanatory remark appended to a section of text (as of enacted code)
2  : an expression of an opinion or attitude about something: as
a  : a remark to a jury by a judge or prosecutor about evidence
A prosecutor may not remark to the jury that a defendant's failure to testify implies guilt, and a judge may not remark to the jury his or her opinion about what the evidence does or does not prove.
b  : a written expression of opinion or information solicited by an agency about a subject of its rulemaking
see also informal rulemaking



Search Legal Dictionary


Based on Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©2001.
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
http://www.m-w.com		 Merriam-Webster

collateral estoppel

estoppel by judgment barring the relitigation of issues litigated by the same parties on a different cause of action


Terms & Conditions   Privacy   Copyright © 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.