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obiter dicta

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obiter dicta (oh-bitter dick-tah) n. remarks of a judge which are not necessary to reaching a decision, but are made as comments, illustrations or thoughts. Generally, obiter dicta is simply "dicta." (See: dicta, dictum)


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In support of his conclusion that separate school boards are bound by the Charter, he cites an obiter dicta statement (non-binding statement in passing) by the Ontario Court of Appeal in In Reference Re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act (Ontario) (1987) [the " Bill 30 Reference" case], (22) a case that was appealed to and heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
What should be obiter dicta ends up becoming omnia dicta as Angier makes us privy to her every thought.
 
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