"You are what you eat" is a dictum, and so is a law requiring you to curb your dog. A dictum is a formal pronouncement, a rule, or a statement that expresses a truth universally acknowledged.
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
Noun
an authoritative declaration
Noun
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
n.
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
n.
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do
not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
n.
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has
given it.
n.
An arbitrament or award.
Dictum
A class of critical dicta everywhere current.2.
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
Usage Examples
The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces, but which all experience refutes.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.
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