legal questions

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Questions concerning law, rights, obligations, or how statutes and regulations apply to specific situations.

Legal questions range from practical matters—Do I need a permit for this? —to abstract issues of interpretation that courts must resolve.

Distinguishing legal questions from questions of fact is important in litigation, as each receives different treatment on appeal.

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