Dictum (IPA: /ˈdɪktəm/)
| Dictum (n.) |
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. |
| Dictum (n.) |
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. |
| Dictum (n.) |
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. |
| Dictum (n.) |
An arbitrament or award. |
| Dictum Synonyms |
Obiter Dictum |
| Dictum Synonyms |
Say-so, Pronouncement |
| Translations |
Dictum in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "He [Galileo] quoted by way of orthodox support Tertullian's dictum that we know God first by nature, then by revelation." - The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Nullum est jam dictum quod non dictum sit prius." - Speech |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Nullumst iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius." - Terence |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "Si quid dictum est per jocum, Non æquum est id te serio prævortier." - Comedy |
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