39 obiter dicta 39 means ........

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'obiter dicta' means -

Direction by a judge.

Basis of judicial decision.

Judgment of a court in the case before it.

An opinion given by the court not necessary for the decision.

Explanation:

A judgment may be broken up into two segments-‘obiter dicta’ and ‘stare decisis’. Obiter dicta are a judge’s expression of opinion uttered in court or in a written judgment, but not essential to the decision and therefore not legally binding as a precedent. Stare decisis is the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.