Obiter Dictum
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OBITER DICTUM, that which is said by the way or in passing (Lat. ob, by, and iter, road); specifically, in law, an opinion expressed by a judge incidentally in the course of a case, ...
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Obiter Dictum
Remark or a comment made by the judge while making a decision in a case that is not of much importance or a part of the main matter but can be made as it is related to the case or has some legal value.
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Obiter 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; ...
Obiter Dictum: Remark by a judge in a legal opinion that is irrelevant to the decision and does not establish precedent . Often used in the plural, dicta.
Obiter dictum - [A saying by the way]. An observation on a legal question suggested by a case but not arising in such a manner as to require a decision. Therefore not binding as a precedent.
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obiter dictum A statement of opinion by a judge on some point not argued in a case, or not a part of the conclusions necessary to support the judgment; it is not binding on the court in later cases.
obiter dictum
An opinion voiced by a Judge that has only incidental bearing on the case in question and is therefore not binding. Latin definition: said in passing.
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Dictum (Obiter Dictum):
Collateral statement or comment by judge not related or necessary for the formulation of the decision of a case.
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A side opinion which does not form part of the judgment for the purposes of stare decisis.
May also be called obiter dictum.
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.
: it seems <~ that the two statutes are consistent> used chiefly to indicate obiter dictum usu. parenthetically following a citation or to introduce a tentative thought
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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.") ...
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 called "obiter dictum." ...
Although dictum may be cited in a legal argument, it is not binding as legal precedent, meaning that other courts are not required to accept it. Dictum is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "obiter dictum," which means a remark by the way, ...
May also be called "obiter dictum." Diplomat An official representative of a state, ...
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