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dictums

Variant of dictum

noun pl. dictums or dicta

  1. a statement or saying, esp. a formal statement, specif.
    1. of fact, opinion, principle, etc.
    2. of one's will or judgment
  2. Law a judge's remark or observation on some point of law which is not essential to the case in question, hence not binding as a legal precedent

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