/dik"teuhm/ , n. , pl. dicta /-teuh/ , dictums .
1. an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
2. a saying; maxim.
3. See obiter dictum .
[ 1660-70; dicere to say, speak; cf. INDEX ]
Syn. 1. edict, decree, fiat, order, declaration. 2. adage, proverb, truism, saw.