noun Download 🔗Share 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. " law statement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Incidentally; in passing. Examples : ""My boss mentioned, obiter, that we might get a bonus this year, but it wasn't a definite promise." " language writing statement word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading