obiter dictum
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obiter dictum /ˈdɪktəm/
▶noun (pl. obiter dicta /ˈdɪktə/)
- 1 Law a judge's expression of opinion uttered in court or in a written judgement, but not essential to the decision and therefore not legally binding as a precedent.
- 2 an incidental remark.
– origin L. obiter ‘in passing’ + dictum ‘something said’.
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