Supra
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Supra is an academic and legal citation
signal used when a writer desires to refer a reader to an earlier-cited authority. For example, an author wanting to refer to a source in his or her third footnote would cite: See supra note 3. Or for text in that note: See supra text accompanying note 3.
Supra can also be used to provide a short form citation to an earlier (but not immediately preceding) authority. For example:
In this example, the second citation refers the reader to page 862 in the journal in which the article by Legatzke appears.
Legal citation
Legal citation is the practice of crediting and referring to authoritative documents and sources. The most common sources of authority cited are court decisions , statutes, regulations, government documents, treaties, and scholarly writing....
signal used when a writer desires to refer a reader to an earlier-cited authority. For example, an author wanting to refer to a source in his or her third footnote would cite: See supra note 3. Or for text in that note: See supra text accompanying note 3.
Supra can also be used to provide a short form citation to an earlier (but not immediately preceding) authority. For example:
- Stephen J. Legatzke, Note, The Equitable Recoupment Doctrine in United States v. Dalm: Where's the Equity, 10 Va. Tax Rev. 861 (1991).
- Legatzke, supra at 862.
In this example, the second citation refers the reader to page 862 in the journal in which the article by Legatzke appears.