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obiter

/ˈɒbɪtər/ /ˈoʊbɪtər/

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noun

Obiter dictum, comentario

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. "

Los comentarios del juez sobre los uniformes escolares fueron interesantes, pero en última instancia solo fueron un obiter, porque el caso trataba en realidad sobre el uso de teléfonos celulares por parte de los estudiantes.

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adverb

De pasada, incidentalmente

Incidentally; in passing.

Examples :

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

Mi jefe mencionó, de pasada, que podríamos obtener una bonificación este año, pero no fue una promesa definitiva.

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