"factfinder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: factfinders [plural]
Etymology: From fact + finder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fact|finder}} fact + finder Head templates: {{en-noun}} factfinder (plural factfinders)
  1. (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 Disambiguation of English alliterative compounds: 55 45 Topics: law
  2. One who finds facts. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-factfinder-en-noun-L9QeCGj4 Disambiguation of People: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: finder of fact, trier of fact

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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