noun
- A statement or assertion, especially one made without proof or evidence; a bare assertion.
Usage: formal; often used in legal or academic contexts; from Latin, meaning 'he/she said'
Examples
- The witness's testimony was merely a dixit, unsupported by any documentary evidence.
- In legal proceedings, a bare dixit from one party is insufficient to establish fact.
- The professor dismissed the student's argument as nothing more than a dixit.
- Without corroborating evidence, the defendant's dixit carried little weight in court.
- The contract dispute hinged on whether the agreement was a binding promise or merely a dixit.