infra
Law & Legal abbreviation · Legal Citation
| Stands for | Infra (below) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
infra stands for Infra (below), a legal citation abbreviation.
Internal cross-reference showing that material appears later in the same document, as in "see infra Part III" or "infra note 40". Unlike supra, it points to the writer's own later discussion rather than to a previously cited source.
Example: The remedy question is addressed infra Part IV.B, after the discussion of liability.
Usage notes
Latin for "below". Bluebook Rule 3.5 governs internal cross-references using supra and infra, which may point to parts, sections, notes or text. Infra is italicized in citations. Legal writing teachers caution that frequent forward references can signal poor organization.
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