Thesaurus: dictum

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1. n. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
2. n. A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
3. n. The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
4. n. An arbitrament or award.
5. n. an authoritative declaration
6. n. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
7. 1. An class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/authoritative">authoritative class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/statement">statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold. 2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award.
8. n:100 n an authoritative declaration n an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding