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Synonyms for obiter dictum

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dictum

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An incidental remark; especially (law) a statement or remark in a court's judgment that is not essential to the disposition of the case.

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Obiter Dictum, Case or Precedent?

An obiter dictum is an opinion outside of the case in hand, which can not be quoted as an authoritative precedent.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • dictum As Yoda's old dictum goes, "Do or do not. There is no try."

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6 letters
dictum2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dictum2 = 2 syllables).