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Definition of Obiter

Obiter
Obiter Ob"i*ter, adv. [L., on the way; ob (see Ob-) + iter a going, a walk, way.] In passing; incidentally; by the way. Obiter dictum (Law), an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a) .

Meaning of Obiter from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- later case is said to "approve" that obiter, and the earlier case may be marked "approved", "followed", or "obiter followed". Case law Opinion Precedent...