dicta

[dik-tuh]

noun

1. a plural of dictum.

dicta

/ ˈdɪktə /

noun

1. a plural of dictum

Example Sentences

And it included dicta — a nonbinding observation that can be cited as a “persuasive authority” in future litigation — that planted the seeds for preclearance’s demise.

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Cannon said that this was just “dicta” from the Supreme Court, language unnecessary to its holding, and that she was not bound by it.

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Bend menswear’s dicta to your will like Thelonious Monk stretching time.

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He said O’Connor’s 25-year timeline was what is known as “dicta,” offering insight into a judge’s thinking but not binding other courts.

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In these talks, Milch mixes jokes, anecdotes from his own life, lessons he learned from his teacher Robert Penn Warren, and dicta such as "Don't think about writing when you're not writing."

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