a fact-finding exercise

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• finding of fact — Determinations from the evidence of a case, either by court or an administrative agency, concerning facts averred by one party and denied by another. Kozsdiy v. O Falton Bd. of Fire and Police Com rs, 31 Ill.App.3d 173, 334 N.E.2d 325, 329. A… …   Black's law dictionary

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• finding of fact — The result of reasoning from the evidentiary facts. Greenbeig v Lee, 196 Or 157, 248 P2d 324, 35 ALR2d 567. A conclusion drawn by the trial court from the facts without the exercise of legal judgment. 53 Am J1st Trial § 1132. A written statement… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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