Syl"la*bus (?), n.; pl. E.
Syllabuses (#), L. Syllabi (#).
[L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.] A compendium
containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an
abstract.
Syl"la*bus (?), n. (Law) The
headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law
determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the
syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former.
Syl"la*bus (?), n.; pl. E.
Syllabuses (#), L. Syllabi (#).
[L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.] A compendium
containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an
abstract.
Syl"la*bus (?), n. (Law) The
headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law
determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the
syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former.