"material fact" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: material facts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} material fact (plural material facts)
  1. (law) A fact essential to make a case or a defense, or the absence of which negates a case or defense. Translations (fact essential to make a case or a defense): 實質性事實 /实质性事实 (shízhìxìng shìshí) (Chinese Mandarin), aineellinen tosiseikka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-material_fact-en-noun-aFzmoBOp Categories (other): Law Topics: law Disambiguation of 'fact essential to make a case or a defense': 64 19 17
  2. (law, property law) A fact that might alter a person's decision to buy a property or change the terms and price a buyer is willing to accept.
    Sense id: en-material_fact-en-noun-g~SCjkkH Categories (other): Law, Property law Topics: law, property
  3. (law, insurance law) A fact that might alter an insurer's decision to agree to provide insurance to a person or alter the terms and conditions or the rate of premium on a policy.
    Sense id: en-material_fact-en-noun-j6O8SDsO Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 7 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 13 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 11 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 26 58 Topics: business, insurance, law

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