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| ['dik-tem] pl: dicta [-te]
Latin, utterance, from neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere to say : a view expressed by a judge in an opinion on a point not necessarily arising from or involved in a case or necessary for determining the rights of the parties involved (called also obiter dictum) (compare holding judgment precedent stare decisis) Note: Dicta have persuasive value in making an argument, but they are not binding as precedent.
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