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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 obi·ter dic·tum /ˌobətɚ/
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 obiter dictum n.; pl. obiter dicta  Law, An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 obiter dictum
      n 1: an incidental remark [syn: passing comment]
      2: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly
         bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
         [syn: dictum]