1) Latin legal terminology 2) Legal terminology
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Obiter dictum (more usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is Latin for a word said `by the way`, that is, a remark in a judgment that is `said in passing`. It is a concept derived from English common law. For the purposes of judicial precedent, ratio decidendi is binding, whereas obiter dicta are persuasive only. ==Significance of obiter d...
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Remarks made by judges in the summing up of a case which are ‘by the way` and not essential elements of the decision itself. These remarks often become persuasive precedents depending upon the seniority of the judge but they are not part of the ratio decidendi.
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Any casual observation; in law, something said by the judge, while giving judgement, that is not essential to the decision. Some obiter dicta have persuasive authority in future cases, depending on...
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Remark or a comment made by the judge while making a decision in a case that is not of much importance or a part of the main matter but can be made as it is related to the case or has some legal value.
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A judge's statement made during a judgment, but not part of the reason for the decision.
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See: dictum
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Obiter dictum is a legal phrase meaning a casual observation, for example something said by the judge, while giving judgement, that is not essential to the decision. Some obiter dicta have persuasive authority in future cases, depending on the seniority of the judge who made the remarks.
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n] - an incidental remark 2. [n] - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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obiter dictum (s); obiter dicta (pl) 1. In law, an expression of opinion on a matter of law, given by a judge in court in the course of either argument or judgment, but not forming an essential part of the reasons determining the decision, and therefore not of binding authority; hence generally, anything said by the way, an incidental statement or ...
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noun an incidental remark
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noun an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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A saying by the way Words said in passing by a Judge on a legal point but not constituting part of the evidence or judgment
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