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Definition of Obiter

Obiter
Obiter Ob"i*ter, adv. [L., on the way; ob (see Ob-) + iter a going, a walk, way.] In passing; incidentally; by the way. Obiter dictum (Law), an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2 (a) .

Meaning of Obiter from wikipedia

- Obiter dictum (usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is a Latin phrase meaning "other things said", that is, a remark in a legal opinion that is "said...
- of Latin abbreviations List of Latin phrases List of legal Latin terms Obiter dictum Postscript Quod vide "nota bene". Collins English Dictionary - Complete...
- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : ubi humana omnia non nisisomnium esse docet atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat: digital version, from the Boston...
- used by a court to compose the rationale of a particular judgment. Unlike obiter dicta, the ratio decidendi is, as a general rule, binding on courts of lower...
- later case is said to "approve" that obiter, and the earlier case may be marked "approved", "followed", or "obiter followed". Case law Opinion Precedent...
- decision). For these reasons, the obiter dicta may often be taken into consideration by a court. A litigant may also consider obiter dicta if a court has previously...
- "He/she died", inscription on gravestones; ob. also sometimes stands for obiter (in p****ing or incidentally) obit anis, abit onus The old woman dies, the...
- even p****ed on by the court, but that is not essential to the decision. obiter dictum in Latin means 'something said in p****ing', and relates to a comment...
- the use of nuclear weapons in warfare was not illegal, but held in its obiter dictum that the atomic bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were illegal...
- Kent v Griffiths [2000] 2 All ER 474 is an English tort law case from the Court of Appeal concerning negligence, particularly the duty of care owed by...