dictum
gb/dˈɪktəm/ us/dˈɪktəm/
C2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
maxima, kinyilatkoztatás, obiter dictum, bírói mellékmegjegyzés
ਨਾਂਵ
C2
FORMAL
1
maxima
C1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Do not use it for an ordinary sentence or comment; dictum usually sounds formal and refers to a principle or rule.
ਅਰਥ
concise guiding saying
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
famous dictum
|old dictum
|well-known dictum
|guiding dictum
|central dictum
|dictum that
|follow a dictum
|quote a dictum
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
language
|ideas
|advice
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਨਾਂਵ
C2
FORMAL
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
It can sound critical or old-fashioned; for everyday English, use rule, order, statement, or decision.
ਅਰਥ
authoritative formal pronouncement
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
authoritative dictum
|official dictum
|policy dictum
|government dictum
|dictum from above
|issue a dictum
|deliver a dictum
|lay down a dictum
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
suggestion (an idea offered without authority or force)
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request (asks rather than commands)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
authority
|organizations
|rules
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A formal statement or rule from someone who has authority.
A formal statement of an opinion, rule, or decision that is presented as authoritative.
ਨਾਂਵ
C2
LEGAL
3
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Do not confuse dictum with the holding of a case; in legal writing, the plural is often dicta.
ਅਰਥ
statement in judicial opinion
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
judicial dictum
|legal dictum
|court's dictum
|mere dictum
|persuasive dictum
|nonbinding dictum
|broad dicta
|holding and dictum
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
law
|courts
|legal_reasoning
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
dictum
IPA
GB/dˈɪktəm/
US/dˈɪktəm/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
dictum (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (dictum)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: dictum
- Plural: dicta, dictums
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The lawyer said the comment was an obiter dictum.
- Obiter dicta are not binding rules.