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Dicta

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Opinions of a judge that do not embody the resolution or determination of the specific case before the court. Expressions in a court's opinion that go beyond the facts before the court and therefore are individual views of the author of the opinion and not binding in subsequent cases as legal precedent. The plural of dictum.

dicta n. the plural of dictum.
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Indeed, even though Addai and Mari lacks Jesus' dicta from the Supper, Jesus' sacrificial intention is most evident, which may be why the Vatican can identify its "continuity with the Last Supper.
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