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dictum - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dictum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dictum [ n.]
- An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
- A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
- The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
- An arbitrament or award.