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'''Obiter dictum''' means "a remark in passing". Obiter dicta (the plural) are remarks made by [[court]]s in passing judgment which do not form a part of the reasoning necessary to decide the case. Such remarks are not binding on lower courts (or upon the court that made the remark). | '''Obiter dictum''' means "a remark in passing". Obiter dicta (the plural) are remarks made by [[court]]s in passing judgment which do not form a part of the reasoning necessary to decide the case. Such remarks are not binding on lower courts (or upon the court that made the remark). | ||
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Obiter dictum means "a remark in passing". Obiter dicta (the plural) are remarks made by courts in passing judgment which do not form a part of the reasoning necessary to decide the case. Such remarks are not binding on lower courts (or upon the court that made the remark).