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obiter dictum
español
dicho de paso

An incidental remark.

        dicho de paso
        portugués
        obiter dictum
        catalán
        obiter dictum
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        dictamen

        An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding.

              dictamen
              1
              Last week James Ryan, in a passing comment, spoke of Dan Leavy.
              The Irish Times
              2
              One, a mono-eyebrowed rugby type, even thought about passing comment.
              Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
              3
              Galbraith recognised the light step now, and heard his passing comment to the master's mate.
              Second to None
              4
              Maybe Sturridge had a point, his selfishness a way of passing comment on his fellow attackers.
              The Irish Times
              5
              But this theory calls for only passing comment.
              The Psychology of Singing / A Rational Method of Voice Culture B...
              portugués
              obiter dictum
              español
              obiter dicta
              catalán
              obiter dictum

              Common law legal term.

                    obiter dicta
                    1
                    I can't forbear one obiter dictum on this poem.
                    Contemporary American Composers / Being a Study of the Music of ...
                    2
                    When one throws off a subtly philosophic obiter dictum one looks to the discerning critic to supply the meaning.
                    The Mystery of 31 New Inn