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dic·tum /'dik-təm/ n pl dic·ta /-tə/ [Latin, utterance, from neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere to say]: a view expressed by a judge in an opinion on a point not necessarily arising from or involved in a case or necessary for determining the rights of the parties involved – called also obiter dictum; compare holding, judgment, precedent, stare decisis

◇ Dicta have persuasive value in making an argument, but they are not binding as precedent.