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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an incidental remark;
[syn: obiter dictum, passing comment]

2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding;
[syn: obiter dictum, dictum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

obiter dictum \obiter dictum\ ([o^]b"[i^]*t[~e]r d[i^]k"t[u^]m), n.; pl. obiter dicta ([o^]b"[i^]*t[~e]r d[i^]k"t[.a]). (Law), An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a) . [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obiter dictum n 1: an incidental remark [syn: obiter dictum, passing comment] 2: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding [syn: obiter dictum, dictum]