obiter dictum
/ˌɒbɪtə ˈdɪktəm/noun
उच्चारण ऑबिट डिक्टम
इतरोक्ति, न्यायाधीश की प्रासंगिक टिप्पणी
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[C] law
a remark made by a judge in a judgment that is not essential to the decision and is therefore not legally binding
इतरोक्ति, न्यायाधीश की प्रासंगिक टिप्पणी
- The comment about the media was only an obiter dictum.
- Lower courts often respect the obiter dicta of the Supreme Court.
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[C] formal
a remark made in passing, without much thought
प्रसंगवश की गई टिप्पणी
- His obiter dictum about teachers caused an unnecessary controversy.
Synonyms aside passing remark
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
aside passing remark
?Which word?
Do not confuse obiter dictum (a passing remark that is not binding) and ratio decidendi (the legal reasoning on which the decision is based, which is binding).
Obiter dictum (प्रसंगवश टिप्पणी जो बाध्यकारी नहीं होती) और ratio decidendi (वह कानूनी तर्क जिस पर फ़ैसला आधारित होता है और जो बाध्यकारी होता है) में confuse न करें।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin, meaning 'something said by the way'.
यह Latin से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'प्रसंगवश कही गई बात'।