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Obiter dictum, an opinion not necessary to a judgment. See DICTUM.An 'Obiter dictum' is an observation which is either not necessary for the decision of the case or does not relate to the material facts in issue, K. Jayarama Iyer v. State of Hyderabad, AIR 1954 Hyd 56.It is a remark made or opinion expressed by a judge in his decision upon a cause, 'by the way' -- that is, incidentally or collaterally, and not directly upon the question before the court, or it is any statement of law enunciated by the judge or court merely by way of illustration, argument, analogy, or suggestion ...... In the common speech of lawyers, all such extrajudicial expressions of legal opinion are referred to as 'dicta', or 'obiter dicta', these two terms being used interchangeably, Brief Making and the Use of Law Books, William M. Lile et al. 304 (3rd Edn., 1914)....
obiter dictum
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 ...
Remarkable
Worthy of being remarked or noticed noticeable conspicuous hence uncommon extraordinary...
Remarker
One who remarks...
Expunction of remarks
Expunction of remarks, in Parliament, deletion of defamatory, indecent, unparliamentary or undignified words, phrases or expressions from the proceedings of the House by an order of the Speaker, Handbook of Members of Lok Sabha Secretariat, 13th Edn., 1999, p. 71.Is an act of striking out, erasion, deletion or cancellation, Webster American Dictionary, p. 410.In British Parliament, if a member uses disorderly, offensive or unparliamentary words in a debate, immediate notice is taken if such words. If a member desires that such words be noted, he has to repeat those words exactly as they were spoken. If the Speaker or Chairman is of the view that the words spoken were disorderly or after ascertaining sense of the House directs the clerk to take down such words, he asks the member to withdraw them. If the member refuses to do so or does not offer apology Speaker repeats his call and if the member does not respond to it, Speaker takes action in pursuance of S.O. 43, Practice and Procedure...
comment
comment 1 often cap a : an essay analyzing, criticizing, or explaining a subject [a published in the Yale Law Review] b : an explanatory remark appended to a section of text (as of enacted code) 2 : an expression of an opinion or attitude about something: as a : a remark to a jury by a judge or prosecutor about evidence NOTE: A prosecutor may not remark to the jury that a defendant's failure to testify implies guilt, and a judge may not remark to the jury his or her opinion about what the evidence does or does not prove. b : a written expression of opinion or information solicited by an agency about a subject of its rulemaking see also informal rulemaking ...
Dictum
Dictum. An observation as to the law made by a judge in the course of a case, but not necessary to its decision, and therefore of no binding effect; often called an obiter dictum, 'a remark by the way.' Formerly also the award of an arbitrator (dictor)....
Incorporated Law Society
Incorporated Law Society, now termed the Law Society, was founded by Mr. Bryan Holme in 1825, and incorporated in 1831 by Royal Charter; this was surrendered for a new Charter in 1845, by which, as amended by Supplemental Charters in 1872, 1903, and 1909, the Society now remains constituted. The Society was incorporated 'to facilitate the acquisition of legal knowledge, and for better and more conveniently discharging the professional duties of the members of the Society,' under the full title of 'The Society of Attorneys, Solicitors, Proctors, and others not being Barristers practicing in the Courts of Law and Equity of the United Kingdom'; since the charter of 1903 it has been officially (as before them commonly) called 'The Law Society.'The Society first instituted lectures for students in 1833, and was made registrar of attorneys and solicitors in 1843 by the (English) Solicitors Act, 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 73), s. 21.On the decay of the Inns of Chancery, which in their later aspect ...
Self appraisal
Self appraisal, the method of performance appraisal is based on the self-appraisal by the officer concerned. It is a method where the employee is asked to give, in his own words, his strong points, weak points and constraints faced by him in the service. The self-appraisal is then considered by the reporting officer who gives his remarks. Finally the higher reviewing authority decides the assessment by weighting both the employee's self-appraisal and the remarks given by the reporting officer, A.P. State Financial Corpn. v. C.M. Ashok Raju, AIR 1995 SC 39 (41): (1994) 5 SCC 359....
colloquium
colloquium [Latin, talk, discussion, from colloqui to converse] : the part of a complaint for defamation in which the plaintiff avers that the defamatory remarks related to him or her ...
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