English Dictionary

obiter dictum

/ˌəʊbɪtə ˈdɪktəm/

noun

An incidental remark; especially (law) a statement or remark in a court's judgment that is not essential to the disposition of the case.

The judge made an obiter dictum during the trial.

意味（1）

An incidental remark; especially (law) a statement or remark in a court's judgment that is not essential to the disposition of the case.

Casual obiter dicta by men of accepted godliness belonged to a different category from the ecstatic claims to immediate revelation made by obscure persons who thrust themselves into the limelight […].