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Definition of Dictum

Dictum
Dictum Dic"tum, n.; pl. L. Dicta, E. Dictums. [L., neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto.] 1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. A class of critical dicta everywhere current. --M. Arnold. 2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. --Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award.

Meaning of Dictum from wikipedia

- In general usage, a dictum (lit. 'something that has been said' in Latin; plural dicta) is an authoritative or dogmatic statement. In some contexts, such...
- Obiter dictum (usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is the Latin phrase meaning "by the way", that is, a remark in a judgment that is "said in p****ing"...
- The Dictum of Kenilworth, issued on 31 October 1266, was a pronouncement designed to reconcile the rebels of the Second Barons' War with the royal government...
- coined the phrase "tough and competent", which became known as the "Kranz Dictum". Kranz has been the subject of movies, do****entary films, and books and...
- Hickam's dictum is a counterargument to the use of Occam's razor in the medical profession. While Occam's razor suggests that the simplest explanation...
- Chekhov's gun (Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should...
- In Aristotelian logic, dictum de omni et nullo (Latin: "the maxim of all and none") is the principle that whatever is affirmed or denied of a whole kind...
- living" (Ancient Gr****: ὁ ... ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ) is a famous dictum apparently uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety and corrupting youth...
- John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was...
- Hegelianism is the philosophy of G. W. F. Hegel which can be summed up by the dictum that "the rational alone is real", which means that all reality is capable...
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