com·ment n
1 often cap
a: an essay analyzing, criticizing, or explaining a subject
a comment published in the Yale Law Review
b: an explanatory remark appended to a section of text (as of enacted code)
2: an expression of an opinion or attitude about something: as
a: a remark to a jury by a judge or prosecutor about evidence
◇ A prosecutor may not remark to the jury that a defendant's failure to testify implies guilt, and a judge may not remark to the jury his or her opinion about what the evidence does or does not prove.
b: a written expression of opinion or information solicited by an agency about a subject of its rulemaking see also informal rulemaking
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.