ALL meanings of obiter dictum
ob·i·ter dic·tum
O o - noun plural obiter dictum an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc. 1
- noun plural obiter dictum 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. 1
- noun obiter dictum 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 0
- noun obiter dictum any comment, remark, or observation made in passing 0
- noun obiter dictum dictum (sense 2) 0
- noun obiter dictum any incidental remark 0