dictum
noun
[ ˈdɪktəm ]
• a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
• "the dicta of High Court Judges"
Similar:
pronouncement,
proclamation,
direction,
injunction,
assertion,
statement,
dictate,
command,
commandment,
mandate,
order,
decree,
edict,
fiat,
promulgation,
precept,
requirement,
stipulation,
instruction,
law,
ordinance,
rule,
regulation,
ukase,
pronunciamento,
rescript,
firman,
decretal,
irade,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘something said’, neuter past participle of dicere .
