DICTUMS
Noun
dictums
plural of dictum
Synonyms
• dicta
Source: Wiktionary
DICTUM
Dic"tum, n.; pl. L. Dicta, E. Dictums. Etym: [L., neuter of dictus,
p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto.]
1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold.
2. (Law)
(a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not
necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
(b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges
who has given it. Bouvier.
(c) An arbitrament or award.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition