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noun

• an authoritative declaration

• an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

37%5Obiter dictum
noun

• a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

• a message that departs from the main subject

adverb

• on or to one side

• out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

• not taken into account or excluded from consideration

• in a different direction

• placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

• in reserve; not for immediate use

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