单词 | obiter dictum |
释义 | obiter dictum in British English (ˈɒbɪtə ˈdɪktəm, ˈəʊ-) nounWord forms: plural obiter dicta (ˈdɪktə) 1. law an observation by a judge on some point of law not directly in issue in the case before him or her and thus neither requiring a decision nor serving as a precedent, but nevertheless of persuasive authority 2. any comment, remark, or observation made in passing Word origin Latin: something said in passingobiter dictum in American English (ˈɑbɪtər ˈdɪktəm; ˈoʊbɪtər) Word forms: plural ˈobiˈter dicta (ˈdɪktə) 1. dictum (sense 2) 2. any incidental remark Word origin L, (something) said incidentally: obiter, incidentally (< ob: see ob- + (circ)iter, near < circa, about) + dictum, dictum |
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