An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding.
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Examples for "passing comment"
Examples for "passing comment"
1Last week James Ryan, in a passing comment, spoke of Dan Leavy.
2One, a mono-eyebrowed rugby type, even thought about passing comment.
3Galbraith recognised the light step now, and heard his passing comment to the master's mate.
4Maybe Sturridge had a point, his selfishness a way of passing comment on his fellow attackers.
5But this theory calls for only passing comment.
1I can't forbear one obiter dictum on this poem.
2When one throws off a subtly philosophic obiter dictum one looks to the discerning critic to supply the meaning.
Translations for obiter dictum