law v. fact
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mixed question of law and fact — n. An issue that can be resolved only by adjudicating facts and deciding relevant legal issues at the same time. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
fact — n [Latin factum deed, real happening, something done, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do, make] 1: something that has actual existence: a matter of objective reality 2: any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are… … Law dictionary
fact and law — A term used to denote issues or events that have taken place and the legal jurisdiction that governs how they are viewed. Fact in legal terms, is the event, while law refers to the actual rules that determine how facts are viewed by the courts.… … Law dictionary
fact situation — A concise description of all the occurrences or circumstances of a particular case, without any discussion of their consequences under the law. The fact situation, sometimes referred to as a fact pattern, is a summary of what took place in a case … Law dictionary
mixed question of law and fact — In loose usage, a question, the determination of which involves both law and fact. There is really no such thing. What is sometimes so misnamed is a question which depends for its solution upon a question or questions of law and a question or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
fact finder — n. The person or group of people whose job is to determine the facts in a case; also called the trier of fact. See also jury The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. fact finder … Law dictionary
fact-finder — n. The person or persons in a particular trial or proceeding with responsibility for determining the facts. The jury typically acts as the fact finder in any case where there is one; otherwise, the judge will perform that function along with that … Law dictionary
fact-finding — index interrogative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 fact finding … Law dictionary
fact pleading — see pleading 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
