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dictum
dic·tum [ díktəm ] (plural dic·tums or dic·ta [ díktə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. pronouncement: an authoritative saying, statement, or pronouncement
2. law 
Same as  obiter dictum (sense 1)

[Late 16th century. < Latin< past participle of dicere "say"]
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