dicta

/D IH1 K T AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

  2. 2

    A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.

  3. 3

    The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.

  4. 4

    An arbitrament or award.

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