See Also: Report(finance)
Report(money)
law report(encyclopedia)
report(2)(dictionary)
report(1)(dictionary)
Final report(health)
Tabulation report(finance)
Beveridge Report, the(dictionary)
Stockholder's report(finance)
Starr Report, the(dictionary)

law report (sh)




In common law, a published record of a judicial decision that is cited by lawyers and judges as legal precedent in arguing and deciding cases.

The report contains the title of the case, a statement of the facts, a brief case history, the opinion of the court, and the judgment rendered. It often contains a headnote, or analytical summary stating the points decided. The findings of trial courts are not ordinarily reported, but those of appellate courts are.