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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•i•ter dic•tum (ob′i tər dik′təm),USA pronunciation pl. ob•i•ter dic•ta (ob′i tər dik′tə).USA pronunciation - Foreign Termsan incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- Lawan 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.
- Latin: (a) saying by the way
- 1805–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obiter dictum /ˈɒbɪtə ˈdɪktəm ˈəʊ-/ n ( pl obiter dicta /ˈdɪktə/)- 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
Etymology: Latin: something said in passing |