单词 | obiter dictum |
释义 | obiter dictum[ ob-i-ter -dik-tuhm ] / ˈɒb ɪ tər ˈdɪk təm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR obiter dictum ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ob·i·ter dic·ta [ob-i-ter -dik-tuh]. /ˈɒb ɪ tər ˈdɪk tə/.an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc. Law. an incidental or supplementary opinion by a judge in deciding a case, upon a matter not essential to the decision, and therefore not binding as precedent. Origin of obiter dictum1805–15; <Latin: (a) saying by the way Words nearby obiter dictumob-gyn, obi, Obie, obiit, obit, obiter dictum, obituary, obj., object, object ball, object choice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for obiter dictumobiter dictum / (ˈɒbɪtə ˈdɪktəm, ˈəʊ-) / noun plural obiter dicta (ˈdɪktə)law an observation by a judge on some point of law not directly in issue in the case before him and thus neither requiring his decision nor serving as a precedent, but nevertheless of persuasive authority any comment, remark, or observation made in passing Word Origin for obiter dictumLatin: something said in passing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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