Obiter Dictum
nounid
101901·updated May 18, 2026verified
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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Variants
- synonym
- dictumpassing comment
- plural
- Obiter DictaObiter Dictums
- possessive
- Obiter Dictum's
- pluralpossessive
- Obiter Dicta'sObiter Dictums'
Framework definitions
- §1
- an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
- §2
- an incidental remark
- §1 · legacy_primary
- an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not bindingDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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