What is the meaning of Dictum?

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