supra
Law & Legal abbreviation · Legal Citation
| Stands for | Supra (above) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
supra stands for Supra (above), a legal citation abbreviation.
Short-form citation signal showing that a source was fully cited earlier in the document, used for books, articles and legislative materials, as in "Smith, supra note 12, at 45". The Bluebook does not allow it for cases, statutes or regulations, which have their own short forms.
Example: For the clause's history, see Amar, supra note 7, at 112.
Usage notes
Latin for "above". In law review footnotes it always points to the footnote containing the full citation; in court documents without footnotes, writers sometimes use "Smith, supra, at 45". Using supra for a case is a common Bluebook error; write a short form such as "Brown, 347 U.S. at 495" instead. Its counterpart for later material is infra.
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