Obiter dictum
Common legal term; "other things said" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Obiter dictum (usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is a Latin phrase meaning "other things said",[1] that is, a remark in a legal opinion that is "said in passing" by any judge or arbitrator. It is a concept derived from English common law, whereby a judgment comprises only two elements: ratio decidendi and obiter dicta. For the purposes of judicial precedent, ratio decidendi is binding, whereas obiter dicta are persuasive only.[2][3]