obiter
Meaning of obiter
- in passing.
he stated, obiter, that in some circumstances prohibitive cost might justify a discriminatory procedure
- made or said in passing.
in his own obiter remarks, he has taken that proposition seemingly much further
noun
short for obiter dictum.
Latin, originally as the phrase ob itur ‘by the way’.
noun
a judge's expression of opinion uttered in court or in a written judgement, but not essential to the decision and therefore not legally binding as a precedent.
Latin obiter ‘in passing’ + dictum ‘something that is said’.
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Hyphenation of obiter
obiter
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- obiter is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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