Dictum,

Definition of Dictum:

1. A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

2. Formal pronouncement of belief or opinion considered weighty because of the authority or dignity of the person making it (such as a judge). See also obiter dictum.

Synonyms of Dictum

Parthian shot, A priori truth, Action, Adage, Address, Affirmance, Affirmation, Allegation, Ana, Analects, Announcement, Annunciation, Answer, Aphorism, Apostrophe, Apothegm, Appointment, Assertion, Asseveration, Averment, Avouchment, Avowal, Award, Axiom, Brevet, Brocard, Bull, Byword, Canon, Catchword, Code, Collected sayings, Commandment, Comment, Conclusion, Condemnation, Consideration, Convention, Crack, Creed, Current saying, Decision, Declaration, Decree, Decree-law, Decreement, Decretal, Decretum, Deliverance, Determination, Diagnosis, Dictate, Diktat, Distich, ■■■■, Edict, Edictum, Enunciation, Epigram, Exclamation, Expression, Fiat, Finding, Form, Formula, General principle, Gnome, Golden rule, Golden saying, Greeting, Guideline, Guiding principle, Imperative, Interjection, Ipse dixit, Law, Manifesto, Maxim, Mention, Mitzvah, Moral, Mot, Motto, Norm, Note, Observation, Oracle, Order, Ordinance, Ordonnance, Phrase, Pithy saying, Position, Position paper, Positive declaration, Postulate, Precedent, Precept, Predicate, Predication, Prescript, Principium, Principle, Proclamation, Profession, Prognosis, Pronouncement, Pronunciamento, Proposition, Protest, Protestation, Proverb, Proverbial saying, Proverbs, Question, Reflection, Regulation, Remark, Rescript, Resolution, Rubric, Rule, Ruling, Saw, Say, Say-so, Saying, Self-evident truth, Senatus consult, Senatus consultum, Sentence, Sententious expression, Settled principle, Sloka, Stance, Stand, Standard, Statement, Stock saying, Subjoinder, Sutra, Teaching, Tenet, Text, Theorem, Thought, Truism, Truth, Ukase, Universal truth, Utterance, Verdict, Verse, Vouch, Wisdom, Wisdom literature, Wise saying, Witticism, Word, Words of wisdom, Working principle, Working rule, Pronouncement, Proclamation, Direction, Injunction, Assertion, Statement

How to use Dictum in a sentence?

1. The First Amendment dictum that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech”.