Difference between revisions of "Ipse dixit"
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Ipse dixit is a Latin phrase meaning, literally, "He himself said it." In legal parlance, it has come to refer to an unsupported statement or unproven assertion that rests solely on the authority of the speaker. [1], [2]
See also
External links
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. et al. v. JOINER et ux. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.