"factfinder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: factfinders [plural]
Etymology: fact + finder Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fact|finder}} fact + finder Head templates: {{en-noun}} factfinder (plural factfinders)
  1. One who finds facts. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-factfinder-en-noun-L9QeCGj4 Disambiguation of People: 98 2
  2. (law) In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-factfinder-en-noun-~Wo4gSUU Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English alliterative compounds: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: finder of fact, trier of fact

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