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Obiter Dictum

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

obiter dictum


pl: obiter dic·ta [-tə]
[Late Latin, literally, something said in passing]
: an incidental and collateral remark that is uttered or written by a judge but is not binding
: dictum




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