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dicta dictum

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dicta/ˈdɪktə/

plural form of dictum.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dictum /ˈdɪktəm/

▶noun (pl. dicta /-tə/ or dictums) a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

■ a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.

■Law short for obiter dictum.

– origin C16: from L., lit. ‘something said’, neut. past part. of dicere.

'dicta' also found in these Oxford entries:

dictum - obiter dictum

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