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GRATIS DICTUM

\ɡɹˈatis dˈɪktəm], \ɡɹˈatis dˈɪktəm], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_t_i_s d_ˈɪ_k_t_ə_m]\

Definitions of GRATIS DICTUM

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1856 - A Law Dictionary

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A voluntary assertion ; a statement which a party is not legallybound to make, or in which he is not held to precise accuracy. 2 Kent, Comm. 480;Medbury v. Watson, 6 Mete. (Mass.) 260, 39 Am. Dec. 726.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

Assaying not required; a statement voluntarily made without necessity.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier

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