Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

obiter dictum

/(ŏb"ĭ*tẽr dĭk"tŭm)/ · IPA /ˌoʊbɪɾɚ ˈdɪktəm/

01 n. An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a).

pl. obiter dicta ((ŏb"ĭ*tẽr dĭk"tȧ))

1.
An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a).(Law) See: Dictum