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Gratis Dictum

A voluntary asser-tlon; a statement which a party is not legal-ly hound to make, or in which he is not held to precise accuracy. 2 Kent, Comm. 486, Medbury v. watson, 6 Metc. (Mass.) 260, 39 Am. Dec. 726

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)