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MOTIF SURABONDANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- obiter dictum
1, record 1, English, obiter%20dictum
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dictum 2, record 1, English, dictum
correct, Latin
- obiter 3, record 1, English, obiter
correct, Latin, noun, Great Britain
- dictum of a tribunal 4, record 1, English, dictum%20of%20a%20tribunal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A statement or opinion by a court not necessary to the decision of a case and therefore not so binding in authority as a proposition necessarily involved in a decision. 5, record 1, English, - obiter%20dictum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plural of "obiter dictum" is "obiter dicta". 6, record 1, English, - obiter%20dictum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The plural of obiter is obiters. 7, record 1, English, - obiter%20dictum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"obiter" is primarily a British shortened form of "obiter dictum". If the phrase must be shortened, "dictum" is the usual form in the U.S. and in G.B. 6, record 1, English, - obiter%20dictum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- obiter comment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obiter dictum
1, record 1, French, obiter%20dictum
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dictum 2, record 1, French, dictum
correct, Latin, masculine noun
- remarque incidente 3, record 1, French, remarque%20incidente
correct, feminine noun
- opinion incidente 4, record 1, French, opinion%20incidente
feminine noun
- énonciation incidente 5, record 1, French, %C3%A9nonciation%20incidente
feminine noun
- affirmation incidente 5, record 1, French, affirmation%20incidente
feminine noun
- prononcé incident 5, record 1, French, prononc%C3%A9%20incident
masculine noun
- motif surabondant 5, record 1, French, motif%20surabondant
masculine noun
- opinion judiciaire incidente 6, record 1, French, opinion%20judiciaire%20incidente
feminine noun
- observation personnelle 7, record 1, French, observation%20personnelle
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- obiter dictum
1, record 1, Spanish, obiter%20dictum
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pronunciamiento jurisdiccional 1, record 1, Spanish, pronunciamiento%20jurisdiccional
correct, masculine noun
- observación incidental 1, record 1, Spanish, observaci%C3%B3n%20incidental
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opinión de un juez expresada en una sentencia [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - obiter%20dictum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[El] término [...] alude a las opiniones no vinculantes expresadas por un juez y [...] no constituyen un precedente jurisprudencial para posteriores resoluciones de los tribunales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - obiter%20dictum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dictum y su plural dicta, son formas elípticas de obiter dictum. 1, record 1, Spanish, - obiter%20dictum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
obiter dictum, pronunciamiento jurisdiccional y observación incidental: Expresiones, definición y observaciones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - obiter%20dictum
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