fact
[fækt]
n
an event or thing known to have happened or existed
a truth verifiable from experience or observation
a piece of information
get me all the facts of this case
an actual event, happening, etc, as distinguished from its legal consequences. Questions of fact are decided by the jury, questions of law by the court or judge
a proposition that may be either true or false, as contrasted with an evaluative statement
- 习惯用语
- after the fact after the commission of the offence
- before the fact before the commission of the offence
- as a matter of fact in reality or actuality
- in fact 同
- in point of fact 同
- fact of life an inescapable truth, esp an unpleasant one
- the fact of the matter the truth
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