Difference between revisions of "Ipse dixit"
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Appeal to authority]] | *[[Appeal to authority]] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/96-188.ZS.html GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. et al. v. JOINER et ux.] SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. | ||
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Revision as of 22:33, September 2, 2014
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.