Dictator
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DICTATOR (from the Lat. dictare, frequentative of dicere, to speak). In modern usage this term is loosely used for a personal ruler enjoying extraordinary and extra-constitutional power.
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DICTA - The part of a judicial opinion which is merely a judge's editorializing and does not directly address the specifics of the case at bar; extraneous material which is merely informative or explanatory.
Dicta: Plural of "obiter dictum." A remark made by a judge in a legal opinion that is irrelevant to the decision and does not establish a precedent.
Dicta or Dictum:
Latin: an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court; a side opinion which does not form part of the judgment for the purposes of stare decisis.
dicta
n. the plural of dictum.
dictum
n. Latin for "remark," a comment by a judge in a decision or ruling which is not required to reach the decision, but may state a related legal principle as the judge understands it.
DICTATOR, civil law. A Magistrate at Rome invested with absolute power. His authority over the lives and fortunes of the citizens was without bounds. His office continued but for six months. Hist. de Ia Jur. h. t.; Dig. l, 2, 18; Id. 1, 1, 1.
dictation
Situation where a decision making body improperly allows itself to be directed by another person or body when making a decision.
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Obiter dicta
Occasionally, in the context of deciding a case, a judge in a higher court will comment on the law and its interpretation although the decision in the case s/he is deciding does not depend on that aspect of the law being determined.
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obiter dicta
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Obiter dicta
A Latin phrase referring to the remarks of a judge which are not necessary to reaching a decision, but are made as comments, illustrations or thoughts
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Obiter dicta: (Latin: sayings by the way) Observations by a judge on law or facts not specifically before the court or not necessary to decide an issue. An opinion which does not form part of the judgment for the purposes of stare decisis.
Obiter dicta. Such opinions, uttered "by the way", not upon the point or question pending, but as if turning aside for the time from the main topic to a collateral subject. Rohrback v. Germania Fire Ins. Co., 62 N.Y. 58 (1875), Folger, J.
Expanded Legal Definition of DhimmiDicta or Dictum Latin: an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court.
by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court; a side opinion which does not form part of the judgment for the purposes of stare decisis May also be referred to as "dicta" or ...
The group of heirs of a person may differ from the group that the law recognizes as his next of kin, but the law that dictates the constitution of both is now largely statutory, ...
Zoning laws are organized by geographic boundaries and may dictate where single-family or multi-family residential, certain categories of business, and/or agriculture may exist in relationship to each other within city limits.
A director who is not an employee of the company and who only dictates part of his available time to the company is known as a non-executive director.
: a will allowed in some states that is dictated orally before witnesses and set down in writing within a statutorily specified time period (as 30 days) ...
La responsabilidad del sitio dicta que el dueño de un terreno o una propiedad puede ser declarado responsable por una lesión que alguien sufra en su terreno.
Declaration of martial or military law is sometimes used by dictatorships, especially military dictatorships, to enforce their rule.
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Discretion - A power or right conferred on a judge to act according to the dictates of his own judgment and conscience, uncontrolled by the judgment or conscience of others.
Dismissal - An order or judgment disposing of a case without a trial.
capacity Legal capacity is the attribute of a person who can acquire new rights, or transfer rights, or assume duties according to the dictates of his or her own will, without any restraint or hindrance arising from status or legal condition.
**quaestiones perpetuae - permanent criminal courts, each dealing with one class of offense. The basic system was established by a series of laws under Sulla's dictatorship in 81 B.C.
Dictum: A statement in a court's opinion that is not necessary to the decision of the case, but that is included as "by the way" remark of the court. (Formally called "obiter dictum"; plural, "dicta.") ...
social security disability benefits (ssdi) SSDI benefits are payable to disabled individuals through the Social Security Administration. Many state workers' compensation statutes have specific provisions which dictate whether an injured ...
Also, the plaintiff may voluntarily dismiss an action before or during trial if the case is settled, if it is not provable, or if trial strategy dictates getting rid of a weak claim.
This principle that laws should govern instead of men -- laws of our making and not the cruel edicts of tyrant dictators or divine right decrees of kings -- is the bedrock of human justice, the philosophical cornerstone of these United States, ...
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