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Syllabus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Syllabus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/syllabus.html. 1828.