Syllabus /(?)/

Syl·la·bus

Syllabus

n.

pl. Syllabuses, Syllabi

  1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract.
  2. The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former. (Law)