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dictum

dic.tum \'dik-t*m\ \-t*\ n or dic.ta also dic.tums [L, fr. neut. of dictus] 
   pl  1a: an authoritative pronouncement  1b: a formal statement of a 
   principle, proposition, or opinion  2: a judicial opinion on a point other 
   than the precise issue involved in d etermining a case