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Obiter dictum (usually used in the plural,
obiter dicta) is a
Latin phrase meaning "other
things said", that is, a
remark in a
legal opinion that is "said...
- used by a
court to
compose the
rationale of a
particular judgment.
Unlike obiter dicta, the
ratio decidendi is, as a
general rule,
binding on
courts of lower...
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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : ubi
humana omnia non
nisisomnium esse
docet atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam
digna commemorat:
digital version, from the Boston...
- decision). For
these reasons, the
obiter dicta may
often be
taken into
consideration by a court. A
litigant may also
consider obiter dicta if a
court has previously...
- nota, D.M., DM, or
manicule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Annotation Obiter dictum Postscript Quod vide List of
Latin abbreviations List of
Latin phrases...
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explanation included with
other data Footnote, a note at the
bottom of a page
Obiter dictum, a
remark or
observation made by a
judge that does not form a necessary...
- even p****ed on by the court, but that is not
essential to the decision.
obiter dictum in
Latin means 'something said in p****ing', and
relates to a comment...
- Kent v
Griffiths [2000] 2 All ER 474 is an
English tort law case from the
Court of
Appeal concerning negligence,
particularly the duty of care owed by...
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jurisprudence was discussed. The Court's
opinion made explicit, in its
obiter dicta, that the term "militia", as used in
colonial times in this originalist...
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later case is said to "approve" that
obiter, and the
earlier case may be
marked "approved", "followed", or "
obiter followed". Case law
Opinion Precedent...