Bible Dictionaries
Dictum
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
(2):
(n.) An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
(3):
(n.) An arbitrament or award.
(4):
(n.) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dictum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dictum.html. 1828.