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fact
n. An event or state of affairs known to have happened or existed. It may be distinguished from law (as in trier of fact) or, in the law of evidence, from opinion (see opinion evidence). The facts in issue are the main facts that a party carrying the persuasive burden of proof must establish in order to succeed, for example the elements of the offence or parts of the cause of action; in a wider sense they may include subordinate or collateral facts, such as those affecting the credit of a witness or the admissibility of evidence. See also factum. |