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Clearly erroneous test

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001019

A standard of review applied by appellate courts to factual findings made by lower courts or administrative agencies. Under this standard, an appellate court will only overturn a factual finding if it is left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed. This test gives substantial deference to the trial court's assessment of evidence and witness credibility.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001019
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001019",
  "term": "Clearly erroneous test",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A standard of review applied by appellate courts to factual findings made by lower courts or administrative agencies. Under this standard, an appellate court will only overturn a factual finding if it is left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed. This test gives substantial deference to the trial court's assessment of evidence and witness credibility.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/clearly-erroneous-test/"
}

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