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obiter

/ˈɒbɪtər/ /ˈoʊbɪtər/

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noun

Nebensatz, Bemerkung

An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.

Examples :

"The judge's comments about school uniforms were interesting, but ultimately just obiter because the case was actually about student cell phone use. "

Die Kommentare des Richters über Schuluniformen waren interessant, aber letztendlich nur eine Nebensache, da es in dem Fall eigentlich um die Handynutzung der Schüler ging.

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adverb

Nebenbei, beiläufig

Incidentally; in passing.

Examples :

""My boss mentioned, obiter, that we might get a bonus this year, but it wasn't a definite promise." "

Mein Chef erwähnte nebenbei, dass wir dieses Jahr vielleicht einen Bonus bekommen, aber es war kein festes Versprechen.

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