material facts
Legally significant truths
Material facts are pieces of information significant enough to influence a decision or outcome.
In legal contexts, material facts are those that would affect a reasonable person's judgment—about whether to sign a contract, buy a property, or invest in a company.
Failing to disclose material facts can constitute fraud: The seller concealed material facts about the foundation damage.
In court, material facts are disputed elements central to the case, as opposed to background details both sides accept.
- relevanceState of mattering here
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- sworn statementLegally binding written testimony
hard evidence · on the record · proof · discovery · disclosure · full disclosure · due diligence · red flags · admission · statement · securities law · circumstantial evidence · documentary evidence · omission · prima facie · information · affidavit · burden of proof
- filingsannual report, quarterly report, prospectus, bankruptcy filing, tax filing
- legal presumptionspresumption, presumption of innocence, presumption of death
- legal proofburden of proof, standard of proof, reasonable doubt, beyond reasonable doubt, clear and convincing
material factstrivialities
Insignificant matters
minutiae · trivia · window dressing · fluff · trifles
material factsfabrications
Invented untrue statements
misinformation · disinformation · false statements · distortions · half-truths
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