Obiter dicta
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obiter dicta
1.
Comments made by a judge in a decision that do not form part of the legal reasoning in reaching the decision [Latin: Comments in passing].
Usage: The judge's comments were made obiter dicta.
Related Words: ratio decidendi; obiter dictum; precedent; authority; stare decisis.
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