Found 2 items, similar to Dicta.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dicta dictum n 1: an authoritative declaration [syn: pronouncement, say-so] 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] [also: dicta (pl)] dicta See dictum
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dicta Dicta \Dic"ta\, n. pl. [L.] See Dictum. [1913 Webster] Dictum \Dic"tum\, n.; pl. L. Dicta, E. Dictums. [L., neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto.] 1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. [1913 Webster] A class of critical dicta everywhere current. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. --Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award. [1913 Webster]