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Noun: dictum (dictums,dicta)  dik-tum
  1. An authoritative declaration
    - pronouncement, say-so
     
  2. An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
    - obiter dictum

Derived forms: dictums, dicta

Type of: declaration, judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion

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