Associations to the word «Dictum»
Noun
- Pr
- Tor
- Quid
- Ut
- Axiom
- Descartes
- Rabbinic
- Aristotle
- Tors
- Maxim
- Ruling
- Ruskin
- Fallacy
- Qu
- Assertion
- Obscenity
- Razor
- Clause
- Dissent
- Southland
- Fascism
- Lingua
- Utterance
- Alia
- Aquinas
- Faa
- Opinion
- Waiver
- Inference
- Lenin
- Lat
- Sine
- Contra
- Modus
- Doctrine
- Amendment
- Homo
- Statute
- Quotation
- Sutherland
- Jurisdiction
- Freud
- Court
- Disregard
- Judgment
- Principle
- Arbitration
- Intellect
- Validity
- Augustine
- Justice
- Generalization
- Torah
- Cooke
- Statement
- Proposition
- Decision
- Dictatorship
- Buyer
- Eliot
- Prophet
- Compromise
- Marshall
- Remark
- Bail
- Rebel
Adjective
Wiktionary
DICTUM, noun. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
DICTUM, noun. A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
DICTUM, noun. The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
DICTUM, noun. An arbitrament or award.
Dictionary definition
DICTUM, noun. An authoritative declaration.
DICTUM, noun. An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.