Term: obiter dictum: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: archosauria: a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: anisette: liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: coastal plain: a plain adjacent to a coast
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: black sage: an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: broadcasting studio: a studio where broadcasts originate
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: wicker basket: a basket made of wickerwork
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: economics: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: lemon: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: load-shedding: cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
Broader: opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | Unrelated: river basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet