- Trier Of Fact/Law
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TRIER OF FACT/LAW - In a jury trial the jury determines the facts; the judge the law.
In a bench trial the judge is both the trier of fact and of law.
English-Chinese law dictionary (法律英汉双解大词典). 2013.
Trier Of Fact/Law
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trier of fact — trier of fact: the judge in a bench trial or jury in a jury trial that carries the responsibility of determining the issues of fact in a case – called also factfinder, finder of fact, trier; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
Trier of fact — A trier of fact (or finder of fact) is a person who determines facts in a legal proceeding. To determine a fact is to decide, from the evidence, whether something existed or some event occurred. [W A Wilson, A Note on Fact and Law (1963) 26 MLR… … Wikipedia
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 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
trier — tri·er / trī ər/ n: trier of fact Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. trier … Law dictionary
trier of fact — Term includes (a) the jury and (b) the court when the court is trying an issue of fact other than one relating to the admissibility of evidence. Calif. Evid.Code. Commonly refers to judge in jury waived trial or jury which, in either case, has… … Black's law dictionary
question of law — see question 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. question of law … Law dictionary
conclusion of fact — conclusion of fact: a fact inferred to exist from other facts actually proved by evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. conclusion of fact n. A conclusion reached by … Law dictionary
Fact — For other uses, see Fact (disambiguation). A fact (derived from the Latin Factum, see below) is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be shown… … Wikipedia
question of fact — see question 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. question of fact … Law dictionary
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