"dictum" meaning in English

See dictum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪk.təm/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dictum.wav Forms: dicta [plural], dictums [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪktəm Etymology: From Latin dictum (“proverb, maxim”), from dictus (“having been said”), perfect passive participle of dico (“I say”). Compare Spanish dicho (“saying”). Doublet of dict. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|dictum||proverb, maxim}} Latin dictum (“proverb, maxim”), {{cog|es|dicho||saying}} Spanish dicho (“saying”), {{doublet|en|dict}} Doublet of dict Head templates: {{en-noun|dicta|s}} dictum (plural dicta or dictums)
  1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm. Translations (authoritative statement): сенте́нция (senténcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изрече́ние (izrečénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), lausunto (Finnish), Machtspruch [masculine] (German), Diktum (english: higher register) [neuter] (German), dictum [neuter] (Polish), изрече́ние (izrečénije) [neuter] (Russian), сенте́нция (sentɛ́ncija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dictum-en-noun-c5Vqa~nw Disambiguation of 'authoritative statement': 99 0 1 0
  2. A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
    Sense id: en-dictum-en-noun-GQYCAeDO
  3. The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
    Sense id: en-dictum-en-noun-EY~Msjlp
  4. An arbitrament or award. Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-dictum-en-noun-IA8Vs8g- Disambiguation of Directives: 28 13 6 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 21 14 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 18 15 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 18 18 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 16 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 18 16 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 17 19 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 17 13 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Aristotle's dictum, Judd's dictum, obiter dictum Related terms: quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur, ipse dixit

Inflected forms

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