obiterglossary / OBITER obiter (oh-bit-[schwa]r), adv. [Latin “by the way”] Incidentally; in passing (the judge said, obiter, that a nominal sentence would be inappropriate).obiter, n. See OBITER DICTUM. 词条贡献者 译员Jerry,知名法学院知识产权法,专注翻译各种与版权与商标诉讼有关的法律文件。