side·bar (s d bär )n. 1. A short, often boxed auxiliary news story that is printed alongside a longer article and that typically presents additional, contrasting, or late-breaking news. 2. Law A conference between a judge and the attorneys of a case being tried, held outside of the jury's range of hearing. |
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| Noun | 1. | sidebar - (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing consultation - a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. | sidebar - a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story |
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