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

Encyclopedia: Dictum

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