fact-finding \ ˈfak(t)-ˌfīn-diŋ \ noun or adjective
Recent Examples on the Web
//Had Danney been willing to testify regarding his treatment of these and other athletes, Plaintiff would be entitled to have the fact finder weigh the scope of Danney’s activities.
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Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, "Tim Tebow now expected as witness in two drug trials against his trainer," 16 Sep. 2019
//The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected a 16 percent raise over five years offered by the city and recommended by an independent fact finder and the union has laid the groundwork for a strike.
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Washington Post, "Chicago’s mayor faces sobering reality — huge budget deficit," 31 Aug. 2019
//Mueller, a former F.B.I. director, sees himself as a fact finder, a scrupulous prosecutor.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, "Live Stream: Robert Mueller’s Testimony on Donald Trump and the Russia Investigation," 24 July 2019
//Judge Leon served as the primary fact finder throughout the six-week trial, and then issued this opinion.
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Nilay Patel, The Verge, "The court’s decision to let AT&T and Time Warner merge is ridiculously bad," 15 June 2018
//Backed into a corner, the president has moved from denying the facts of his aides' involvement to attempting to discredit the fact finders, his own Justice Department.
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NBC News, "Meet the Press -May 20, 2018," 20 May 2018
First Known Use of fact finder
1926, in the meaning defined above
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