English noun: sidebar | |||
1. | sidebar (communication) (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consultation | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | sidebar (communication) a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story | ||
Broader (hypernym) | news article, news story, newspaper article | ||