Meanings
plural questions of law
- lawAn issue to be decided by the judge, concerning the application or interpretation of the law.
- lawA question that the law itself has authoritatively answered, so that the court may not answer it as a matter of discretion.
- lawAn issue about what the law is on a particular point; an issue in which the parties argue about, and the court must decide, what the true rule of law is.
- lawAn issue that, although it may turn on a factual point, is reserved for the court and excluded from the jury; an issue that is exclusively within the province of the judge and not the jury.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Norwegian Bokmål rettsspørsmål
- rettsspørsmålquestion of law
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question of law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/question%20of%20law
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