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Her solution to this problem is to declare this oft-cited statement “dictum” or a “passing remark.”

Cannon said that this was just “dicta” from the Supreme Court, language unnecessary to its holding, and that she was not bound by it.

The apes honor his memory and vow to keep his teachings, especially the first dictum — “ape not kill ape.”

“These people could not get to performances, so we went to them,” she said, echoing Ailey’s dictum that dance “came from the people” and “should always be delivered back to the people.”

There's the long-standing royal dictum that "the monarchy has to be seen to be believed".