obiter

Meanings

Plural: obiters

Adv

Incidentally; in passing.

Noun

An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obiter.

Scrabble Score: 8

obiter is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
obiter is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
obiter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

obiter is a valid Words With Friends word