☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Obiter Dictum (Detail)

Latin: 'a remark in passing.' A judge's statement that is not essential to the decision — persuasive but not binding as precedent. Distinguished from the ratio decidendi.

Etymology: Latin: 'said by the way' · Category: Latin Legal Terms
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