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noun
An issue to be decided by the judge, concerning the application or interpretation of the law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
A question that the law itself has authoritatively answered, so that the court may not answer it as a matter of discretion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
An issue about what the law is on a particular point; an issue in which the parties argue about, and the court must decide, what the true rule of law is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
An issue that, although it may turn on a factual point, is reserved for the court and excluded from the jury; an issue that is exclusively within the province of the judge and not the jury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: matter of law
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Broader terms: question, head
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