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obiter dictum

Source:
A Dictionary of Law
Author(s):
Jonathan LawJonathan Law

obiter dictum [Latin: a remark in passing] 

Something said by a judge while giving judgment that was not essential to the decision in the case. It does not form part of the ratio decidendi of the case and therefore creates no binding precedent, but may be cited as persuasive authority in later cases.