obiter dictum

[ob-i-ter dik-tuhm]

ob·i·ter dic·tum

[ob-i-ter dik-tuhm]
noun, plural ob·i·ter dic·ta [ob-i-ter dik-tuh] .
1.
an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
2.
Law. an incidental or supplementary opinion by a judge in deciding a case, upon a matter not essential to the decision, and therefore not binding as precedent.

Origin:
1805–15; < Latin: (a) saying by the way
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Obiter dictum is always a great word to know.
So is aggravated. Does it mean:
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like
characterized by some feature defined by law that enhances the crime, as the intention of the criminal or the special vulnerability of the victim
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obiter dictum (ˈɒbɪtə ˈdɪktəm, ˈəʊ-)
 
n , pl obiter dicta
1.  law an observation by a judge on some point of law not directly in issue in the case before him and thus neither requiring his decision nor serving as a precedent, but nevertheless of persuasive authority
2.  any comment, remark, or observation made in passing
 
[Latin: something said in passing]

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