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Meaning of "dictum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DICTUM

From Latin, from dīcere to say.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DICTUM

dictum  [ˈdɪktəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DICTUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dictum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DICTUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dictum

In United States legal terminology, a dictum is a statement of opinion or belief considered authoritative though not binding, because of the authority of the person making it. There are multiple subtypes of dicta, although due to their overlapping nature, legal practitioners in the U.S. colloquially use dicta to refer to any statement by a court that extends beyond the issue before the court. Dicta in this sense are not binding under the principle of stare decisis, but tend to have a strong persuasive effect, either by being in an authoritative decision, stated by an authoritative judge, or both. These subtypes include: ▪ dictum proprium: A personal or individual dictum that is given by the judge who delivers an opinion but that is not necessarily concurred in by the whole court and is not essential to the disposition. ▪ gratis dictum: an assertion that a person makes without being obligated to do so, or also a court's discussion of points or questions not raised by the record or its suggestion of rules not applicable in the case at bar.

Definition of dictum in the English dictionary

The definition of dictum in the dictionary is a formal or authoritative statement or assertion; pronouncement. Other definition of dictum is a popular saying or maxim.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DICTUM


atom
ˈætəm
autumn
ˈɔːtəm
bottom
ˈbɒtəm
Chatham
ˈtʃætəm
custom
ˈkʌstəm
datum
ˈdeɪtəm
ecosystem
ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm
factum
ˈfæktəm
item
ˈaɪtəm
momentum
məʊˈmɛntəm
pactum
ˈpæktəm
phantom
ˈfæntəm
punctum
ˈpʌŋktəm
quantum
ˈkwɒntəm
rectum
ˈrɛktəm
sanctum
ˈsæŋktəm
symptom
ˈsɪmptəm
system
ˈsɪstəm
Tatum
ˈteɪtəm
totem
ˈtəʊtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DICTUM

dictatory
dictatress
dictatrix
dictature
diction
dictional
dictionally
dictionaries
dictionary
dictionary attack
dictionary catalogue
dictionary definition
dictionary-maker
dictionary-making
Dictograph
dicty
dictyogen
dictyopteran
dictyosome
dictyostele

WORDS THAT END LIKE DICTUM

ad libitum
angular momentum
arboretum
argentum
erratum
infinitum
Khartum
latus rectum
multum
nudum pactum
obiter dictum
postpartum
scrotum
scutum
septum
sputum
stratum
substratum
tectum
tum

Synonyms and antonyms of dictum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DICTUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dictum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dictum

Translation of «dictum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DICTUM

Find out the translation of dictum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dictum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dictum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

格言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dictum
570 millions of speakers

English

dictum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القول المأثور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изречение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dictum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাণী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

remarque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dictum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diktum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

格言
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

격언
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dictum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

châm ngôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hüküm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

detto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dictum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вислів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dicton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γνωμικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitspraak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dictum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dictum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dictum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DICTUM»

The term «dictum» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DICTUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dictum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dictum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dictum

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6 QUOTES WITH «DICTUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dictum.
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Peter Hammill
My dictum has always been: 'This show is happening just here, just tonight, with these people who are in this hall, and nobody knows what's going to happen until it's done.'
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Henry Hazlitt
The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a further proof of the dictum that those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it.
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Lewis Mumford
The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen
An ancient dictum says that when Zeus wanted to destroy someone, he would first drive him mad.
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Jill Sobule
I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.
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Frances Wright
Surely it is time to examine into the meaning of words and the nature of things, and to arrive at simple facts, not received upon the dictum of learned authorities, but upon attentive personal observation of what is passing around us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DICTUM»

Discover the use of dictum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dictum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Clausewitzian Dictum and the Future of Western Military ...
This book aims at defining a rationale for the continued use of military armed force(s) by states.
Gert C. de Nooy, 1997
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Kuchma's Dictum
A former Russian paratroop commander, Colonel Yuri Vitrenko, attempts to terrorize the United States into withdrawing its troops from Europe so Russia can have a free hand in bringing the break-away republics back into the fold.
Jacques Evans, 2009
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The Law-Making Process
Professional techniques for using precedents (a) Ratio, dictum or obiter dictum The first thing a lawyer wants to know when inspecting a precedent is ... decidendi of the case, or whether it is only something said which is dictum or obiter dictum.
Michael Zander, 2004
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Carmen heroicum dictum honori et majestati Jacobi I. Magni, ...
Dominicus Baudius. 44 . . ^en«r<l»»^^e»^. c^e^fe^c^/be«. ' ?//e am<ie »ot<« /b<« ,<i »»«»e«o^ e^/e/'et «rt« V/»», ^ew», <»«««/<« ,O° ca»«»o<!/<« te»?/'«^<» §e<i/ ?<««< ca?c<» i<«tet «'»e^sfo/iü <ioio/»> Fe//<,^/«v<« ,5Ft f,^«^^ »ow^»e ^«//»e ...
Dominicus Baudius, 1611
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Moral Error Theory: History, Critique, Defence
But defenders of Hume's Dictum will respond that the complexity is in the predicate 'being the square root of 4' and that complexity in properties cannot be inferred from complexity in predicates.44 However, there is an intuitive case to be made ...
Jonas Olson, 2014
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J. S. Bach's Johannine Theology: The St. John Passion and ...
O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad Based on Jn 18–19 BWV 4: chorale cantata; BWV 31: no dictum no dictum no dictum two dicta: nos. 1 (Tim) & 6 (Jn 20:19) dictum (no. 1), from Ps 80:1 dictum (no. 2) from Acts 14:22 dictum (no. 1) from Jn 16:5 ...
Eric Chafe, 2014
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Garner's Modern American Usage
See dictum. diction = (1) enunciation; distinctness of pronunciation; or (2) word choice. Often sense 2 is overlooked. This book, in large measure, addresses problems of diction in that sense. dictum. A. Generally. Dictum = (1) an authoritative ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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A Dictum of Pure Thought
Gritty, powerful, and provocative, Christopher Stuarts A Dictum of Pure Thought hurls us into a frenzied quest to find truth through unconstrained thought, no matter how terrible or beautiful that truth may be.
Christopher Stuart, 2006
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Modal Syllogistics in the Middle Ages
First of all, he divides modal propositions into propositions with a dictum (cum dicto) and without a dictum (sine dicto), and then divides the modal propositions with a dictum into a composite sense and a divided sense. He adds that a modal  ...
Henrik Lagerlund, 2000
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Paralegal Career For Dummies
Dicta (or it's singular dictum) consist of additional language in a court's opinion that's irrelevant to the court's decision. They appear primarily in appellate court decisions because these opinions are traditionally written and compiled in law ...
Scott Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DICTUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dictum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swimming pool for the pups: Uptown backyard is a pet paradise …
The concept — to turn the yard into an extension of the "dog house" — is a twist on famed architect Le Corbusier's dictum, "The outside is ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Housing Vouchers for Low-Income Families in Post-Katrina New …
Almost all of those have been demolished (per pre-Katrina U.S. Housing and Urban Development dictum), and replaced with mixed-income ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
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Same-sex marriage ruling a dire threat to religious groups - Chicago …
... approving gay marriage and set the stage for unremitting, costly and fruitless battles over how the high court's dictum should be applied. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Same-sex marriage ruling a dire threat to religious groups - Olean …
... approving gay marriage and set the stage for unremitting, costly and fruitless battles over how the high court's dictum should be applied. «Olean Times Herald, Jul 15»
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English gets surplus after all, but victory is spoiled - National - NZ …
If anyone can strongly empathise with Charles Dickens' dictum about happiness, then that person should surely be Finance Minister Bill ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Where to go for family fun in Macau | South China Morning Post
... has been the austerity drive being enforced by the Special Administrative Region's overlords up north, after they laid down the dictum that the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Vehicle impound fees in McHenry County as Illinois court questions …
... to the expense of impounding the vehicle, not to the department's general expenses – came in the opinion's dictum as opposed to its holding, ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»
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Evolution: The Fossils Speak, but Hardly with One Voice - Evolution …
Yet despite all this, so far as our research can tell, non-life never exploits any strategy to become life. So one thing is still true: Pasteur's dictum, ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
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UPS CEO Predicts Major Shifts in the Global Economy by 2020
... faced in the emerging countries and quoted George Bernard Shaw's dictum that “Poverty is the greatest of evils and the worst of crimes.”. «GlobalAtlanta, Jul 15»
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Caricom needs to find its spine - Stabroek News
It is regrettable that the distinguished leaders were unable to reference the source of the problem and render a dictum on the 1899 arbitral ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»

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