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Noun: sidebar  'sId,baa(r)
  1. (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing
    "The attorneys requested a sidebar to discuss an objection"
     
  2. A short news story presenting sidelights on a major story
    "The sidebar provided additional context to the main article"

Derived forms: sidebars

Type of: consultation, news article, news story, newspaper article

Encyclopedia: Sidebar