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Meaning of "obiter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBITER

obiter  [ˈɒbɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBITER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obiter is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBITER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Obiter dictum

Obiter dictum is Latin for a word said "by the way", that is, a remark in a judgment that is "said in passing". It is a concept derived from English common law. For the purposes of judicial precedent, ratio decidendi is binding, whereas obiter dicta are persuasive only.

Definition of obiter in the English dictionary

The definition of obiter in the dictionary is in a parenthetic or incidental manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBITER


arbiter
ˈɑːbɪtə
bitter
ˈbɪtə
bittor
ˈbɪtə
cohabiter
kəʊˈhæbɪtə
debitor
ˈdɛbɪtə
disembitter
ˌdɪsɪmˈbɪtə
embitter
ɪmˈbɪtə
exhibiter
ɪɡˈzɪbɪtə
exhibitor
ɪɡˈzɪbɪtə
inhabiter
ɪnˈhæbɪtə
inhabitor
ɪnˈhæbɪtə
inhibiter
ɪnˈhɪbɪtə
inhibitor
ɪnˈhɪbɪtə
orbiter
ˈɔːbɪtə
presbyter
ˈprɛzbɪtə
prohibiter
prəʊˈhɪbɪtə
prohibitor
prəʊˈhɪbɪtə
rabbiter
ˈræbɪtə
unbitter
ʌnˈbɪtə
vasoinhibitor
ˌveɪzəʊɪnˈhɪbɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBITER

obeyable
obeyer
obfuscate
obfuscation
obfuscatory
obi
obiism
obiit
obit
obital
obiter dicta
obiter dictum
obitual
obituaries
obituarist
obituary
obituary column
obj.
object
object ball

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBITER

ankle biter
backbiter
biter
citer
copywriter
crib-biter
inviter
Jupiter
limiter
liter
nailbiter
profiter
recruiter
reiter
singer-songwriter
songwriter
story writer
typewriter
waiter
writer

Synonyms and antonyms of obiter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obiter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBITER

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

Translator English - Chinese

obiter
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dictum
570 millions of speakers

English

obiter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रासंगिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سياق المرافعة ما يلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

попутное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obiter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৈবাৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incidente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembonceng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obiter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obiter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obiter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obiter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Obiter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obiter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obiter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obiter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

попутне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dictum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

obiter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obiter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obiter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obiter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obiter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBITER»

The term «obiter» is normally little used and occupies the 115.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBITER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBITER»

Discover the use of obiter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obiter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Obiter scripta: essays, lectures, articles, interviews, and ...
This volume of Albi Rosenthal's work was originally conceived as a small selection in celebration of his 85th birthday.
Albi Rosenthal, Jacqueline Gray, 2000
2
Obiter Dicta: Second Series
Augustine Birrell. Obiter Dicta: Second Series Augustine Birrell Obiter Dicta: Second Series Augustine Birrell PREFACE. I am sorry. Front Cover.
Augustine Birrell, 1969
3
Legal Emblems and the Art of Law: Obiter Depicta as the ...
This book is the first to reconstruct the history of the emblem tradition, evidencing the extent to which a gallery of images of law already exists and structuring how the public realm is displayed, made present and viewed.
Peter Goodrich, 2013
4
The American and English Encyclopædia of Law: Obiter dictum ...
OBITER DICTUM— See note I. OBJECT. — The thing aimed at, the end sought to be accomplished ; 2 whatever is presented to the mind as well as what is presented to the senses ; whatever, also, is acted or operated upon affirmatively,  ...
‎1892
5
Obiter Dicta (Webster's Chinese Traditional Thesaurus Edition)
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese Traditional thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of Obiter Dicta.
Augustine Birrell, Inc Icon Group International, 2010
6
Obiter Dicta ...: Milton. Pope. Johnson. Burke. The muse of ...
The public thus gains at second hand one of the brightest collections of literary estimates which any contemporary writer — not even excepting the author ot " Obiter Dicta " — could have given them. The little Elzevir volume, with its page and ...
Augustine Birrell, Sir George Heynes Radford, 1887
7
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
8
Contracts: Examples & Explanations
Obiter. Dictum. As mentioned before, the opinion states the facts of the case. In the opinion of a trial court, the facts are those as determined by the factfinder (the jury, or in non-jury cases, the judge) after weighing the evidence and resolving ...
Brian A. Blum, 2007
9
The Distant Selling Directive 97/7/Eg
Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta Precedent can only operate if the legal reasons for past decisions are known, therefore at the end of a case there will be a judgement – a speech made by the judge giving the decision and, more importantly, ...
Roland Pedak, 2007
10
They Have No Rights
perhaps there may never have been an obiter dictum charge. Thus the "entire record" principle became the focal point of the obiter dictum argument. A few months after the decision John Lowell and Horace Gray proffered a veiled suggestion ...
Applewood Books, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBITER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obiter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Re PD [2015] EWCOP 48
It could then be argued that the observations of the judges of the Court were (at best) obiter dicta or (possibly) merely dicta. It would, however ... «Family Law Week, Jul 15»
2
Human rights weren't infringed, Supreme Court rules in Coventry
Nash added that, interestingly, at paragraph 48 of the judgment, the court has (obiter) identified three alternative methods (other than LASPO) ... «Solicitors Journal, Jul 15»
3
Are MPs trustees of people? By Kuldip Nayar
But the judges' obiter dicta would have helped because the judiciary, still respected, would have initiated a debate on lavish spending by ... «Kashmir Times, Jul 15»
4
Woody Allen and the Triumph of the Moral Intuition
Yes, you read that headline right. Woody Allen has, over the years, earned his reputation for nihilism, through both his films and his obiter dicta ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»
5
Broke States, Broken Federation - Will Buhari Restructure Nigeria?
... the adjudication of justice (his pronouncements were made not as intolerable but legitimate obiter dicta in the course of delivering judgement ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
The United States of Self-Doubt
2018 will see the launch of a new solar obiter and a new orbital telescope, too. At some point in the mid 2030's, NASA hopes to press the Orion ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Burying the Lessons of the Iraq War
... Kuwait-Baghdad transport mission of the Air Self-Defense Forces that Okada refers to was declared unconstitutional in April 2008 in an obiter ... «Shingetsu News Agency, Jul 15»
8
CJEU allows sep injunctions against infringers who do not respond …
The CJEU did not comment on the AG's obiter point that merely holding an SEP did not necessarily entail having a dominant position that could ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Lords' civil dispute writ large
Obiter – who declares a personal interest in historic legal language – doubts that his lordship is alone in this. Are there any other redoubts of ... «Law Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Schroder Cayman Bank and Trust Co Ltd v Schroder Trust AG
The Jersey court also stated, on an obiter basis, that, had it become necessary to determine the excessive execution issue and the mistake ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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