obiter dictum

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[edit] Etymology

Latin “a saying by the way”

[edit] Noun

obiter dictum (plural obiter dicta)

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

[edit] Translations

statement not essential to the disposition of the case
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