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Dictum
Meaning
Noun
●
In Directives:
An
authoritative
statement
; a
dogmatic
saying
; a
maxim
, 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.
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Origin
dictum
English
dictum
Latin
dico
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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