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This meaning is actually relatively new. Its genesis is the Latin factum, a thing which is done. In law, the fact was originally the crime, so an accessory after the fact assisted the criminal after the commission of the act; this developed into something closer to the modern meaning – just the facts, ma'am.
Walter Seymour Allward's Veritas (Truth) outside Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Canada. The question of what is a proper basis for deciding how words, symbols, ideas and beliefs may properly be considered true, whether by a single person or an entire society, is dealt with by the five most prevalent substantive theories of truth listed below.
In fact, in the Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, [9] Sosa defines a condition to be a state of affairs, "way things are" or situation—most commonly referred to by a nominalization of a sentence. The expression "Snow's being white", which refers to the condition snow's being white, is a nominalization of the sentence "Snow is white". [9]
There are certain "facts" that we believe to be true -- just because. Well, did you know that these 10 "facts" are actually not true? Take a peek -- and then stun your friends with your new found ...
Proximate cause is a key principle of insurance and is concerned with how the loss or damage actually occurred. There are several competing theories of proximate cause (see Other factors ). For an act to be deemed to cause a harm, both tests must be met; proximate cause is a legal limitation on cause-in-fact.
Some of these are minor adjustments for dramatic effect; making Alcala Bachelor No. 3, when he was actually No. 1, helps the film build to the reveal of Alcala’s face on the panel.
Myth No. 2: You can access 100% of your home’s equity with a home equity loan or a HELOC. Unfortunately, very few lenders will finance a loan for 100% of your home equity.
A fact can be defined as something that is the case, in other words, a state of affairs. [13] [14] Facts may be understood as information, which makes a true sentence true: "A fact is, traditionally, the worldly correlate of a true proposition, a state of affairs whose obtaining makes that proposition true."