syllabus

syllabus
index capsule, compendium, outline (synopsis), pandect (treatise), plan, program, prospectus, summary

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


syllabus
n.
A headnote at the beginning of a reported case, summarizing the key legal points contained within.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


syllabus
A headnote; a short note preceding the text of a reported case that briefly summarizes the rulings of the court on the points decided in the case.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


syllabus
A headnote; a short note preceding the text of a reported case that briefly summarizes the rulings of the court on the points decided in the case.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Syllabus — • The name given to two series of propositions containing modern religious errors condemned respectively by Pius IX (1864) and Pius X (1907) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Syllabus     Syllabus …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • SYLLABUS — (1864) Recueil «contenant les principales erreurs de notre temps» adressé aux évêques par Pie IX (et daté du 8 décembre 1864) en même temps que l’encyclique Quanta Cura . Il était constitué de quatre vingts propositions déjà condamnées… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Syllabus — Syllabus, m., Pl. Syllabi, ist ein pseudo lateinischer (ursprünglich griechischer,aus συλλαμβάνω, ich nehme, stelle zusammen) Ausdruck für Register, Verzeichnis, Aufzählung, Auszug, Zusammenfassung. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Kirche 2 Akademische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Syllabus — Syl la*bus, n.; pl. E. {Syllabuses}, L. {Syllabi}. [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.] 1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • syllabus — 1650s, table of contents of a series of lectures, etc., from L.L. syllabus list, a misreading of Gk. sittybos (pl. of sittyba parchment label, table of contents, of unknown origin) in a 1470s edition of Cicero s Ad Atticum iv.5 and 8. The proper… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Syllabus — (griech.), Verzeichnis; in der Sprache der katholischen Kirche Verzeichnis der mit dem römischen Katholizismus nicht verträglichen »Irrtümer« der modernen Zeit, insbes. die der Enzyklika Pius IX. Quanta cura vom 8. Dez. 1864 beigegebenen 80 Sätze …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Syllabus — Syllăbus (grch.), Verzeichnis, Aufzählung; insbes. das der päpstl. Enzyklika vom 8. Dez. 1864 beigegebene Verzeichnis der (80) modernen Irrlehren …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Syllabus — s. m. Índice de quanto foi condenado pelo papa Pio IX na célebre Encíclica de 8 de dezembro de 1864.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra latina …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • syllabus — *compendium, digest, pandect, survey, sketch, précis, aperçu Analogous words: conspectus, synopsis, epitome, *abridgment, brief, abstract …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • syllabus — has the plural form syllabuses, not syllabi …   Modern English usage

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