Antonyms for obiter
| Grammar : Adv, noun |
Definition of obiter
Origin :- Latin, literally "by the way," from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + iter "journey" (see ion). Klein's sources, however, say it is ob- with the suffix -iter in analogy of circiter "about" from circa. Also cf. obituary.
- As in incidentally : adv by chance
- As in obiter dictum : noun comment
- As in comment : noun statement of opinion; explanation
- But the judges of the circuit courts know better, and never have enforced that obiter dictum.
- Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents
- I think you have done wisely, said His Holiness, by way of an obiter dictum.
- Extract from : « The Mercy of Allah » by Hilaire Belloc
- This, however, is only an obiter dictum from which many will no doubt dissent.
- Extract from : « The Uttermost Farthing » by R. Austin Freeman
- These obiter dicta do not trespass on the domain of artistic genealogy.
- Extract from : « Donatello » by David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
- The assumption in this obiter dictum seemed to be that Rabelais is an obscene writer.
- Extract from : « Impressions And Comments » by Havelock Ellis
- Hence he forged his weapon—the obiter dictum—by whose broad strokes was hewn the highroad of a national destiny.
- Extract from : « John Marshall and the Constitution » by Edward S. Corwin
- Burr's attorneys were more prudent: they dismissed Marshall's earlier words outright as obiter dicta—and erroneous at that!
- Extract from : « John Marshall and the Constitution » by Edward S. Corwin
- The court's decision, obiter dictum and all, extended only to the power of Congress over the Territories.
- Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam
- An Associate who does not go into ecstasies of merriment over every joke or obiter dictum from the Bench.
- Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 23, 1892 » by Various
- A few words' on the schools; an obiter dictum on the stations; a good, energetic, Demosthenic philippic against some scandal.
- Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
Synonyms for obiter
- accidentally
- animadversion
- annotation
- as a by-product
- as side effect
- backtalk
- buzz
- by the bye
- by the way
- casually
- comeback
- commentary
- crack
- criticism
- dictum
- discussion
- editorial
- elucidation
- exposition
- footnote
- fortuitously
- gloss
- hearsay
- illustration
- in passing
- in related manner
- input
- judgment
- mention
- mouthful
- not by design
- note
- obiter
- observation
- opinion
- parenthetically
- remark
- remotely
- report
- review
- subordinately
- two cents' worth
- unexpectedly
- wisecrack
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