DICTUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: dicta

Meaning:

An authoritative declaration

Synonyms:

dictum; pronouncement; say-so

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dictum" is a kind of...):

declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dictum"):

directive (a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity)

Meaning:

An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

Synonyms:

dictum; obiter dictum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dictum" is a kind of...):

judgement; judgment; legal opinion; opinion (the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)