No, dictum is actually very authoritative. It describes an announcement that is given by someone that has authority and power over other people.
A mispronunciation of "obiter dictum" by someone who uses big words without determining correct details. I have also heard it mangled as "obenedictum".
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share Thisdic·tum(dĭk'təm) Pronunciation Keyn. pl. dic·ta (-tə) or dic·tumsAn authoritative, often formal pronouncement: "He cites Augustine's dictum that 'If you understand it, it is not God'"(Joseph Sobran).
The word "dicta" is a Latin plural. The singular is dictum.
pre-dict-able "dict" is the root (from the Latin "dictum")
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A dictum, or obiter dictum, is considered a secondary authority in legal contexts. It refers to comments or observations made by a judge that are not essential to the decision in a case and thus do not carry the same binding authority as the case's holding. While dicta can provide insight and guidance, they are not legally enforceable like primary authority, which includes statutes and case law.
The plural of dictum is dicta, or dictums
Dictum has six letter.
Dictum of Kenilworth happened in 1266.
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No, it is non-authority, so at the most it can be persuasive authority.
No because there might be hundreds. But here is one: He received the headmasters dictum with reluctance.
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Dictum
Statement, announcement, opinion.
A mispronunciation of "obiter dictum" by someone who uses big words without determining correct details. I have also heard it mangled as "obenedictum".