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(law) An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.

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obiter

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(law) An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.

Japanese Meaning

判決の根拠とはならない、裁判官が法の見解を述べた付記的な意見（裁判の判断に対し法的拘束力を持たないもの）

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The court regarded the judge's obiter as persuasive but non-binding commentary.

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裁判所はその裁判官の判決に付随する余談的見解を、説得力はあるが法的拘束力はないと認めた。

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(law) An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.

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