Dictum
Dictum , noun
[Latin, neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere to say. See Diction, and compare Ditto.]
1.
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
A class of critical dicta everywhere current.
2.
(a) (Law) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
(b)
(Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
(c)
(Law) An arbitrament or award. — Bouvier