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 | ||