Legal Definition and Related Resources of Comment
Meaning of Comment
As a verb, the term means to meditate upon, explain or write comments upon or on, and as a noun it means act or instance of commenting, remark or criticism. See state v Goyet, 132 A.2d 623, 120 Vt. 12.
Synonyms of Comment
verb
- allege
- animadvert
- annotate
- assert
- bring out
- censere
- clarify
- clear
- criticize
- declare
- define
- descant
- dilate upon
- discourse upon
- discuss
- elucidate
- enlighten
- enucleate
- exemplify
- expand on
- explain
- explicate
- exposit on
- expound
- express
- give a sense to
- gloss
- illuminate
- illustrate
- interject
- interpose
- interpret
- make clear
- make notes
- make observations
- make remarks
- mention
- note
- notice
- observe
- opine
- pass on
- point out
- posit
- postulate
- put a meaning on
- rationalize
- remark
- remark upon
- render intelligible
- reprove
- review
- saysententiam dicere
- shed light upon
- spell out
- state
- touch upon
- treat
- utter
- Associated Concepts: comment on defendant’s failure to testify
- comment on evidence
- comment on witness’ credibility
- comment upon the testimony
- comments on the weight of evidence
- prosecutor’s comments on evidence
noun
- animadversion
- annotation
- assertion
- averment
- censeo
- clarification
- commentary
- dictum
- elucidation
- enucleation
- example
- exegesis
- exemplification
- explanation
- explanatory note
- explication
- exposition
- expounding
- expression
- finding
- footnote
- gloss
- illumination
- illustration
- interpretation
- marginal annotation
- mention
- notation
- note
- note of explanation
- observation
- postulate
- reflection
- remark
- report
- scholium
- statement
- utterance
- word of explanation
- Associated Concepts: comment on defendant’s failure to testify
- comment on evidence
- comment on witness’ credibility
- comment upon the testimony
- comments on the weight of evidence
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Comment in Historical Law
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Legal English Vocabulary: Comment in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term comment into Spanish: comentario (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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- Investigation
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