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obiter dictum

noun

NAmE//ˌoʊbət̮ər ˈdɪktəm//

(pl. obiter dicta)

NAmE//ˌoʊbət̮ərˈdɪktə//

1(law) a remark made by a judge which the jury does not have to pay attention to

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2(formal) a remark which is not important

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