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S0387900 (sīd′bär′)n.1. A brief section of text or another feature that appears alongside a more detailed discussion of a subject, often separated graphically in a box.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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(ˈsaɪdˌbɑː) n1. (in a newspaper, website, etc) a short article placed alongside and providing additional information about a longer one2. any subsidiary or supplementary thing

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n. 1. a short news feature alongside and highlighting a longer story. 2. a typographically distinct section of a page, as in a book or magazine, that amplifies or highlights the main text. 3. a conference between the judge and lawyers out of the presence of the jury. [1945–50]

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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 hearingconsultation - 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 storynews article, news story, newspaper article - an article reporting news

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(1) A generic term for an auxiliary window on screen that is displayed alongside the main window.

(2) The left or right side of Windows 8 screen that holds an app. See Win8 Sidebar.

(3) A Windows Vista desktop panel that holds mini applications (gadgets) such as a calendar, calculator, stock ticker and Vonage phone dialer. It is the Windows counterpart to the Dashboard in the Mac. In Windows 7, the Sidebar was eliminated and gadgets can be placed anywhere on the desktop. See Windows Vista and gadget.

(4) A feature in the Firefox Web browser that displays history, bookmarks or any bookmarked page in a scrolling window. IE has similar capabilities in its Favorites Center, but does not refer to the window as a sidebar.

(5) A Windows 3.1 shell that replaced Program and File Manager and streamlined the desktop. Originally developed by Mike McCue of Paper Software, it was later acquired by Quarterdeck.

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n. 1) physically, an area in front of or next to the judge's bench (the raised desk in front of the judge) away from the witness stand and the jury box, where lawyers are called to speak confidentially with the judge out of earshot of the jury. 2) a discussion between the judge and attorneys at the bench off the record and outside the hearing of the jurors or spectators. 3) in journalism, a brief story on a sidelight to a news story, such as a biographical sketch about a figure in the news or an anecdote related to the main story, and sometimes enclosed within a box. (See: bench, approach the bench)

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(US) a discussion between the judge and the lawyers outwith the hearing of the jury in the court itself In the UK, the love of form and ceremonial means that the jury have to trek out to the jury room from time to time - usually much to their bafflement as to what is going on when they are not there.

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noun (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing

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noun a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story

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