dictum

名词 dictum:

1. an authoritative declaration
   同义词：pronouncement, say-so
2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
   同义词：obiter dictum

dic.tum

n.（名词）
【复数】 dic.ta[-t…] 或 dic.tums
An authoritative, often formal, pronouncement:
声明：一种权威性的，常常是正式的声明：
例句：
.He cites Augustine`s dictum that ‘If you understand it, it is not God’.(Joseph Sobran)
.他援引奥古斯丁的最后声明‘如果你了解它，它就不是神了’.(约瑟夫·索布兰)

Law See obiter dictum
【法律】 参见 obiter dictum

来源：
Latin [from neuter past participle of] docere [to say] * see deik-
拉丁语 [] 源自docere的中性过去分词 [说] *参见 deik-