obiter dictum

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a statement or remark in a court’s judgment that is not essential to the disposition of the case
an incidental remark
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding an incidental remark
an incidental saying
part of a legal ruling that is not directly decided as the issue that was brought before a court
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
(Latin) An incidental remark, an opinion expressed by a judge, but not judiciously An obiter dictum has no authority beyond that of deference to the wisdom, experience, and honesty of the person who utters it; but a judicial sentence is the verdict of a judge bound under oath to pronounce judgment only according to law and evidence
obiter dictum
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