fact-finder

fact-finder
The person or persons (such as jurors or judges) who consider evidence in a legal proceeding and make determinations on assertions of fact.

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  • 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 finder — fact finding, n., adj. n. a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, esp. one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor management conflict. Also, fact finder. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • fact-finder — factˈ finder noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fact …   Useful english dictionary

  • fact finder — noun : one occupied in determining the realities of a particular case, situation, or relationship; often : an impartial examiner appointed by a government agency to investigate and appraise the facts underlying a dispute between labor and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fact finder — fact′ find er or fact′ find er n. cvb a person who searches impartially for the actualities of a situtation, esp. an official investigator • Etymology: 1925–30 fact′ find ing, n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • fact finder — noun Date: 1926 one that tries to determine the realities of a case, situation, or relationship; especially an impartial examiner designated by a government agency to appraise the facts underlying a particular matter (as a labor dispute) • fact… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fact-finder — See fact finding. * * * …   Universalium

  • fact finder — Person or persons appointed by business, government, or by court to investigate, hear testimony from witnesses, or otherwise determine and report facts concerning a particular event, situation, or dispute (e.g., jury; administrative hearing… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fact finder — Person or persons appointed by business, government, or by court to investigate, hear testimony from witnesses, or otherwise determine and report facts concerning a particular event, situation, or dispute (e.g., jury; administrative hearing… …   Black's law dictionary

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