Definition of dictum Dictum
/dɪˈktʌm/ - [diktum] - dic•tum
We found 12 definitions of dictum from 5 different sources.
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What does dictum mean?
WordNet
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| dictum - an authoritative declaration | ||
| pronouncement, say-so | ||
| declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) | ||
| dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding | ||
| obiter dictum | ||
| legal opinion, opinion, judgement, judgment the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dictum (Noun)
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm. - dictum (Noun)
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. - dictum (Noun)
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. - dictum (Noun)
An arbitrament or award.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dictum (n.)
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. - dictum (n.)
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. - dictum (n.)
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. - dictum (n.)
An arbitrament or award.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dictum
dik′tum, n. something said: a saying: an authoritative saying:—pl. Dic′ta. [L.]
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