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Noun: obiter dictum (obiter dicta)  'ó-bi-tu(r) 'dik-tum
  1. (law) an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
    "The judge's obiter dictum on corporate responsibility sparked debate among legal scholars";
    - dictum
     
  2. An incidental remark
    "He made an obiter dictum about the weather as he left the room";
    - passing comment

Derived forms: obiter dicta

Type of: comment, input, judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion, remark

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