"sidebar comment" meaning in English

See sidebar comment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sidebar comments [plural]
Etymology: From sidebar + comment. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sidebar|comment}} sidebar + comment Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidebar comment (plural sidebar comments)
  1. (chiefly US, law) An unnecessary, often argumentative remark made by an attorney or witness during a trial or deposition. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-sidebar_comment-en-noun-rXw8fXrW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: law
  2. (chiefly US, law) Conversation in the courtroom between lawyers and the judge that jury members are not able to hear. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-sidebar_comment-en-noun-rez-wIuY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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