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The definition of fact
9 Definitions of: fact
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- noun, an event or thing known to have happened or existed
- noun, a truth verifiable from experience or observation
- noun, a piece of information
- noun, law an actual event, happening, etc, as distinguished from its legal consequences. Questions of fact are decided by the jury, questions of law by the court or judge
- noun, philosophy a proposition that may be either true or false, as contrasted with an evaluative statement
- noun, after (or before) the fact criminal law after (or before) the commission of the offence
- noun, as a matter of fact, in fact, in point of fact in reality or actuality
- noun, fact of life an inescapable truth, esp an unpleasant one
- noun, the fact of the matter the truth
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| Synonyms: | truth, information, data, Criminal law performance, reality, certainty, verity, actuality, detail, point | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | fiction |
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