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FINDING OF FACT

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• FINDING OF FACT (noun)
The noun FINDING OF FACT has 1 sense:

1. (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

Familiarity information: FINDING OF FACT used as a noun is very rare.

• FINDING OF FACT (noun)

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Meaning:

(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

finding of fact; verdict

Hypernyms ("finding of fact" is a kind of...):

finding (the decision of a court on issues of fact or law)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finding of fact"):

compromise verdict (a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues)

directed verdict (a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury)

false verdict (a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence)

general verdict (an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact)

partial verdict ((criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others)

special verdict (a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other)

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