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Word: dictum (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
  • An arbitrament or award.
  • An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  • The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.

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