obiter dictum

English Thesaurus

1. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion,
definition	:	the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

2. an incidental remark (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	comment, input, remark,
definition	:	a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information (noun.communication)