obiter
An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin obiter.Borrowed from Latin obiter.
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Forms
plural: obitersWord family
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