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Ultimate fact

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005024

A fact that is the final conclusion reached by applying rules of law to the basic or evidentiary facts presented in a legal case. It represents the ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact, such as whether a defendant was negligent or whether a contract was breached. Ultimate facts are distinct from evidentiary facts, which are the raw data used to prove the ultimate facts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005024
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A fact that is the final conclusion reached by applying rules of law to the basic or evidentiary facts presented in a legal case. It represents the ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact, such as whether a defendant was negligent or whether a contract was breached. Ultimate facts are distinct from evidentiary facts, which are the raw data used to prove the ultimate facts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ultimate-fact/"
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Record 5,135 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.