obiter
pronunciation
How to pronounce obiter in British English:
UK ['ɒbɪtə]
How to pronounce obiter in American English:
US ['ɒbɪtə]
Word Origin
- obiter (adv.)
- Latin, literally "by the way," from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + iter "journey" (see ion). Klein's sources, however, say it is ob- with the suffix -iter in analogy of circiter "about" from circa. Also see obituary.
Example
- 1. Our current judicial system has the historical strain and family similarity with the continental legal family . This is the biggest institutional block to adopt the " opening the obiter dictum " institution .