Associations to the word «Dictum»

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.

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.