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DICTUM
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Irregular inflected form: dicta
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An authoritative declaration
Synonyms:
dictum; pronouncement; say-so
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dictum" is a kind of...):
declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dictum"):
directive (a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
Synonyms:
dictum; obiter dictum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dictum" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; legal opinion; opinion (the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
