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The correct spelling is dicta.

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noun

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The correct spelling is dicta. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

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noun

  1. 1.An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  2. 2.A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
  3. 3.The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
  4. 4.An arbitrament or award.

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