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Obiter dictum

Obiter dictum (usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is a Latin phrase meaning "said in passing". In a legal system, the term may apply to any remark in a legal opinion that is "said in passing" by a judge or arbitrator. The concept as used in law derives from English common law, whereby a judgment comprises only two elements: ratio decidendi and…

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Obiter dictum

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related to In the United States · 20
Obiter dictum → Carolene Products Co, Chief Justice Morrison, Chief Justice Waite's, Due Process Clause, Footnote, Fourteenth Amendment, Hawaii, In, Korematsu, One, Santa Clara County, Southern Pacific Railroad Co, Supreme Court's, The, This, Trump, United States, United States Supreme Court's, Waite, Whether
related to External links · 3
Obiter dictum → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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