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Obiter
Meaning
Adv
●
Incidentally; in passing.
Noun
●
In Law:
An
obiter dictum
; a
statement
from the
bench
commenting
on a point of law which is not
necessary
for the
judgment
at hand
and therefore has no
judicial
weight
,
as opposed to
ratio
decidendi.
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Origin
obiter
English
obiter
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Dicta
Appellee
Nolle Prosequi
Collateral Estoppel
Quo Warranto
Ratio Decidendi
Pro Hac Vice
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