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Dictum
Pronunciation : Dic"tum, n.; pl. L. Dicta
Part of Speech : E.
Etymology : [L., neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto.]
Definition : 1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold.
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.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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