What is another word for dictum?
386 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪktəm], [ dˈɪktəm], [ d_ˈɪ_k_t_ə_m]
Dictum is a term often used in legal settings to describe a formal pronouncement or statement made by a judge or an authoritative figure. However, there are several synonyms that can be used in place of dictum, depending on the context and the level of formality required. Some of these synonyms include proclamation, declaration, assertion, or decree. Other more colloquial words such as statement, utterance, or remark can also be used to describe a statement made by someone in a position of authority. Regardless of which synonym is used, the underlying idea is that a dictum or its alternative conveys a sense of authority and importance.
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Similar words for dictum:
- adage (noun)
- axiom (noun)
- basis (noun)
- byword (noun)
- command (noun)
- comment (noun)
- communication (noun)
- decree (noun)
- instruction (noun)
- maxim (noun)
- principle (noun)
- proverb (noun)
- rule (noun)
- sentence (noun)
- statement (noun)
- wise saying (noun)
Synonyms for Dictum:
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- battle cry .
- chief ingredients ,
- ex planation ,
- ex planations ,
- ex-planation ,
- ex-planations ,
- infra structure ,
- infra structures ,
- infra-structures ,
- pre mise ,
- pre mises ,
- pre supposition ,
- pre suppositions ,
- pre-mise ,
- pre-mises ,
- pre-supposition ,
- pre-suppositions ,
- principal elements ,
- sub strata ,
- sub stratum ,
- sub stratums ,
- sub-strata ,
- sub-stratum ,
- sub-stratums ,
- under pinning ,
- under-pinning .
- adjuration ,
- adjurations ,
- devoir ,
- devoirs ,
- imperatives ,
- obligation ,
- prohibitions ,
- requirement ,
- requirements ,
- will .
- ex position ,
- ex positions ,
- ex-position ,
- ex-positions ,
- in put ,
- in puts ,
- in-put ,
- in-puts ,
- obiters ,
- re mark ,
- re marks ,
- re view ,
- re views ,
- re-marks ,
- re-view ,
- re-views ,
- two cents' worths .
Other synonyms:
- announcement .
- judgment .
Other relevant words:
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- Affirmance ,
- Amid ,
- Amidst ,
- Among ,
- Amongst ,
- Brocard ,
- Decretal ,
- Dicta ,
- Firman ,
- HUKM ,
- Hest ,
- Ordonnance ,
- Protasis ,
- Proverbs ,
- Subjoinder ,
- Wisdom literature ,
- act ,
- action ,
- adage ,
- address ,
- affirmation ,
- allegation ,
- ana ,
- analects ,
- annunciation ,
- answer ,
- aphorism ,
- apophthegm ,
- apostrophe ,
- apothegm ,
- appointment ,
- assertion ,
- asseveration ,
- assumption ,
- authorisation ,
- authority ,
- authorization ,
- averment ,
- avouchment ,
- avowal ,
- award ,
- basis ,
- beck ,
- behest ,
- between ,
- betwixt ,
- betwixt and between ,
- binomial ,
- brevet ,
- bromide ,
- bull ,
- call ,
- canon ,
- carpe diem ,
- catch phrase ,
- catchphrase ,
- charge ,
- cheer ,
- citation ,
- cite ,
- cliche ,
- collected sayings ,
- commandment ,
- comment ,
- commonplace ,
- conclusion ,
- condemnation ,
- consideration ,
- control ,
- convention ,
- crack ,
- creed ,
- criterion ,
- decision ,
- declaration ,
- decree ,
- decree-law ,
- decretum ,
- deduction ,
- deliverance ,
- determination ,
- diagnosis ,
- dictate ,
- diction ,
- diktat ,
- direction ,
- distich ,
- dogma ,
- dominance ,
- doom ,
- early ,
- enactment ,
- enunciation ,
- epigram ,
- exclamation ,
- expression ,
- fiat ,
- finding ,
- form ,
- formula ,
- fundamental ,
- given ,
- gnome ,
- golden rule ,
- greeting ,
- grounds ,
- guide ,
- guideline ,
- homily ,
- imperative ,
- injunction ,
- interjection ,
- ipse dixit ,
- judgement ,
- law ,
- mandate ,
- manifesto ,
- mention ,
- mid ,
- midst ,
- mitzvah ,
- model ,
- moralism ,
- mot ,
- nod ,
- norm ,
- note ,
- observation ,
- opportunity ,
- oracle ,
- order ,
- parenthetically ,
- passing comment ,
- phylactery ,
- pithy saying ,
- platitude ,
- position ,
- position paper ,
- postulate ,
- potency ,
- precedent ,
- predicate ,
- predication ,
- prescript ,
- prescription ,
- principium ,
- proclamation ,
- profession ,
- prognosis ,
- promulgation ,
- pronouncement ,
- pronunciamento ,
- proposition ,
- protest ,
- protestation ,
- question ,
- reflection ,
- regulation ,
- remark ,
- rescript ,
- resolution ,
- rubric ,
- ruling ,
- sanction ,
- say ,
- self-evident truth ,
- senatus consultum ,
- slogan ,
- sloka ,
- stage direction ,
- stance ,
- stand ,
- standard ,
- statement ,
- statute ,
- sutra ,
- tenet ,
- text ,
- thought ,
- truism ,
- truth ,
- twixt ,
- ukase ,
- universal truth ,
- verdict ,
- verse ,
- vouch ,
- wisdom ,
- wise saying ,
- witticism ,
- word ,
- working principle ,
- working rule .
- Decretion ,
- Mouthfuls ,
- Obiter ,
- Principia ,
- REGS ,
- Re-mark ,
- Reg ,
- Sermons ,
- apophthegms ,
- axiom ,
- blow by blow ,
- by-word ,
- by-words ,
- byword ,
- chargings ,
- chief ingredient ,
- communique ,
- communiques ,
- considered opinion ,
- daffodil ,
- daffodils ,
- edict ,
- ejaculation ,
- epithet ,
- evidence ,
- folk wisdom ,
- gnomic saying ,
- hard fact ,
- hard facts ,
- infra-structure ,
- infrastructure ,
- input ,
- inputs ,
- instruction ,
- keynotes ,
- keystones ,
- language ,
- legal opinion ,
- moral ,
- moralisms ,
- no-no ,
- no-no's ,
- opinion ,
- ordinance ,
- penalty ,
- premise ,
- presentment ,
- presentments ,
- principal element ,
- pronunciamentos ,
- riot act ,
- roots ,
- rudiment ,
- rule ,
- saw ,
- saying ,
- sayings ,
- sending up the river ,
- sentences ,
- slogans ,
- standing joke ,
- the book ,
- the numbers ,
- the riot act ,
- the word ,
- two cents' worth ,
- verbalization .
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How to use "Dictum" in context?
A dictum is a well-known statement that is not a law or a theorem. Dictums are often used as part of common law, which is the body of law that applies in the United States. Dictums can also be found in other legal systems.
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Noun, singular or mass
assertion, declaration, judgement, judgment, maxim, pronouncement, proverb, saying, statement.
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Homophones for Dictum:
- dejection, deduction, Dagestani, dukedom, disassociation, destiny, dictation, dedication, degustation, Dutch Auction, decoction, destitution, desiccation, data system, Diastema, dissection, doss down, dichotomy, duck down, deoxycytidine, decussation, digestion, disquisition, diction, destine, disesteem, dissociation, detestation, dustman, destain, detection, dash down, disdain, dysthymia, dessiatine.
Hyponym for Dictum:
n.
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communication
declaration, judgment, judgement, opinion, legal opinion.
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communication
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