Definition of "obiter" in English

adverb

1. (formal) Incidentally; in passing.

   • I will not here stand to discuss obiter, whether stars be causes, or signs; or to apologize for judicial astrology.

noun

1. (law) An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.