dictum
gb/dˈɪktəm/ us/dˈɪktəm/
C2
انگلیسی
maxima, kinyilatkoztatás, obiter dictum, bírói mellékmegjegyzés
اسم
C2
FORMAL
1
maxima
C1
الگوی کاربرد:
the dictum that [clause]; [someone]'s dictum; the old/famous dictum
She often quotes the old dictum that less is more.
Gyakran idézi a régi maximát, hogy a kevesebb több.
The project followed the designer's famous dictum: form follows function.
A projekt a tervező híres maximáját követte: a forma a funkciót követi.
His teaching was shaped by a simple dictum: listen before you speak.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
My teacher likes the dictum “practice makes perfect.”
A tanárom szereti a „gyakorlat teszi a mestert” mondást.
The team followed one dictum: keep it simple.
A csapat egyetlen elvet követett: legyen egyszerű.
اشتباه رایج:
Do not use it for an ordinary sentence or comment; dictum usually sounds formal and refers to a principle or rule.
معنی
concise guiding saying
ترکیبهای رایج
famous dictum
|old dictum
|well-known dictum
|guiding dictum
|central dictum
|dictum that
|follow a dictum
|quote a dictum
هممعنیها
maxim (a short rule for behavior or thought)
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adage (an old saying generally accepted as true)
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aphorism (a brief, clever statement of a truth)
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saying (more common and less formal)
موضوعها
language
|ideas
|advice
تعریف
A formal word for a short saying that gives a general rule or principle.
A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth, principle, or rule to follow.
اسم
C2
FORMAL
2
الگوی کاربرد:
a dictum from [someone]; issue/deliver a dictum; a dictum on/about [something]
The CEO's dictum that all teams must return to the office was unpopular.
Népszerűtlen volt a vezérigazgató kinyilatkoztatása, hogy minden csapatnak vissza kell térnie az irodába.
In that era, medical advice was often handed down as dictum rather than debated openly.
Abban a korszakban az orvosi tanácsokat gyakran inkább kinyilatkoztatásként adták tovább, semmint nyíltan megvitatták volna.
The committee issued a dictum on what counted as acceptable evidence.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The manager's dictum became the rule for everyone.
A vezető kinyilatkoztatása mindenkire nézve szabállyá vált.
They did not like the new dictum from head office.
Nem tetszett nekik a központ új kinyilatkoztatása.
اشتباه رایج:
It can sound critical or old-fashioned; for everyday English, use rule, order, statement, or decision.
معنی
authoritative formal pronouncement
ترکیبهای رایج
authoritative dictum
|official dictum
|policy dictum
|government dictum
|dictum from above
|issue a dictum
|deliver a dictum
|lay down a dictum
هممعنیها
pronouncement (a formal public statement)
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edict (a stronger official order)
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decree (an official decision with legal or institutional force)
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directive (an instruction from an authority)
متضادها
suggestion (an idea offered without authority or force)
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request (asks rather than commands)
موضوعها
authority
|organizations
|rules
تعریف
A formal statement or rule from someone who has authority.
A formal statement of an opinion, rule, or decision that is presented as authoritative.
اسم
C2
LEGAL
3
الگوی کاربرد:
dictum in [a case/opinion]; the court's dictum; dicta; distinguish [the holding] from [dictum]
The lawyer argued that the sentence everyone quoted was dictum, not the holding of the case.
Az ügyvéd azzal érvelt, hogy a mindenki által idézett mondat csak obiter dictum volt, nem pedig az ügy eldöntésének alapja.
Later courts treated the judge's dictum as persuasive but not binding.
A későbbi bíróságok a bírói mellékmegjegyzést meggyőző erejűnek, de nem kötelezőnek tekintették.
The opinion contains broad dicta on privacy, but the actual ruling is narrow.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The court's dictum was not binding on later cases.
A bíróság bírói mellékmegjegyzése nem volt kötelező a későbbi ügyekre nézve.
The judge's comment was only dictum.
A bíró megjegyzése csak obiter dictum volt.
اشتباه رایج:
Do not confuse dictum with the holding of a case; in legal writing, the plural is often dicta.
معنی
statement in judicial opinion
ترکیبهای رایج
judicial dictum
|legal dictum
|court's dictum
|mere dictum
|persuasive dictum
|nonbinding dictum
|broad dicta
|holding and dictum
هممعنیها
judicial comment (clearer and less technical)
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observation (a more general word for a judge's remark)
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obiter dictum (specifically a remark made in passing and not essential to the decision)
متضادها
holding (the binding legal decision of a case)
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ratio decidendi (the legal reason for the decision, especially in common-law analysis)
موضوعها
law
|courts
|legal_reasoning
تعریف
A judge's comment in a legal decision that may not be binding law.
In law, a statement in a judge's opinion about a legal issue, especially one that is not necessary to the decision and may not be binding as precedent.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
dictum
IPA
GB/dˈɪktəm/
US/dˈɪktəm/
هجاها و تکیه
dictum (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (dictum)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: dictum
- Plural: dicta, dictums
عبارتها
obiter dictum
1/ˈoʊbɪtɚ dˈɪktəm/
fixed phrase
legal
incidental judicial remark
A judge's extra comment in a legal decision that is not part of the binding rule.
نمونهها
- The passage was only an obiter dictum, so the later court was not required to follow it.
- The judge's comments on free speech were influential, even though they were obiter dicta.
- Students must learn to separate the holding of a case from obiter dictum.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The lawyer said the comment was an obiter dictum.
- Obiter dicta are not binding rules.