noun
obiter dictum; dicta; digression
Legal term for a judge's incidental remark or opinion that is not essential to the decision and thus not binding precedent. Also used more broadly for a digression or aside in argument or writing.
判決文の傍論は法的拘束力を持たない。
The obiter dicta in the judgment have no binding legal force.
彼の論文は本題から外れた傍論が多い。
His paper contains many digressions that stray from the main topic.