matter of fact

Definitions

1. An issue concerning the factual circumstances of a cause of action that is to be tried or proved; an allegation forming the basis of a claim or defense, as opposed to a matter of law.
2. A point of fact; a claim or statement about (empirical) facts, as opposed to conjecture or opinion.
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Equivalents

Examples

“Whether he left his house on the night of the murder⟳ is a matter⟳ of fact.”

“It’s a matter⟳ of fact that I came into work⟳ yesterday.”

“And all that I pretend⟳ to in this ensueing Treatise, is only to poynt with the finger from the Text unto the mater of fact, shewing how here & there, these & those words of the Text were fulfilled.”

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