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]