Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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obiter dictum | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
obiter dictum (noun) | jurisprudence (noun) |
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an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
an incidental remark | the collection of rules imposed by authority |