I should like to raise a query, however, whether the distinction taken between dictum and obiter dictum really corresponds to any definite usage of the legal profession. Most lawyers, I think, regard dictum as the elliptical equivalent of obiter dictum

In Francis J. Mootz (ed.), On Philosophy in American Law. Cambridge University Press. pp. 215 (2009)
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