What does headnote mean?

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  1. (law) a summary of the relevant aspects of a legal case usually found at the beginning of a case report.
  2. A note at the head of a page or chapter.
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The relevant parts of the decision are, I think, accurately represented by the first two and fourth paragraphs of the headnote as follows.
I would ask the hon. member to go back to the headnote which limits the degree of possible action pursuant to article 1710 of the agreement.
The facts in this case are set out in the headnote and I do not propose to repeat them.
The majority decision on the question of the scope of the brokers duty is, I think, well summarised in the headnote to the report.
The first revision of the Oshima-text included this additional text as a headnote above Annex B, which contained the unchanged Derbez-text.
Regarding NAMA, the legal relationship between the headnote and the Derbez-text was the main issue of concern.

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