ANNOTATION

annotation  (an-<<schwa>>-tay-sh<<schwa>>n),  n.1.  A  brief  summary  of  the  facts  and

decision in a case, esp. one involving statutory interpretation. 2. A note that explains or criticizes a

source of law, usu. a case. • Annotations appear, for example, in the United States Code Annotated

(USCA).  3.  A  volume  containing  such  explanatory  or  critical  notes.  4.RESCRIPT(3).  Cf.

NOTE(2).  —  annotate  (an-<<schwa>>-tayt),  vb.  —  annotative  (an-<<schwa>>-tay-tiv),  adj.  —

annotator (an-<<schwa>>-tay-t<<schwa>>r), n.

“One  of  the  most  important  classes  of  Search  Books  is  those  included  in  the  category  of

Annotations.  They  are  important  and  valuable,  in  that  they  often  purport  to  give,  in  very

condensed form, some indication of the law, deduced from the cases or statutes, as well as to point

out where similar cases can be found.” William M. Lile et al., Brief Making and the Use of Law

Books 84 (3d ed. 1914). [Blacks Law 8th]