obiter dictum vs comment

comment vs obiter dictum

obiter dictum and comment both are nouns.

obiter dictum is not a verb while comment is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obiter dictum	Yes	No	No	No
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, comment is a hypernym of obiter dictum; that is, comment is a word with a broader meaning than obiter dictum:

obiter dictum: an incidental remark
comment: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

Other hypernyms of obiter dictum include input, remark.

obiter dictum (noun)	comment (noun)
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding	a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
an incidental remark	a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

obiter dictum (verb)	comment (verb)
	make or write a comment on
	provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
	explain or interpret something

Difference between obiter dictum and comment

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