Definitions for matter of law
mat·ter of law

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1. question of law, matter of lawnoun

   a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide

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1. matter of law

   A motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) is a motion made by a party, during trial, claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case. JMOL is also known as a directed verdict, which it has replaced in American federal courts. JMOL is similar to judgment on the pleadings and summary judgment, all of which test the factual sufficiency of a claim. Judgment on the pleadings is a motion made after pleading and before discovery; summary judgment happens after discovery and before trial; JMOL occurs during trial. In United States federal courts, JMOL is a creation of Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. JMOL is decided by the standard of whether a reasonable jury could find in favor of the party opposing the JMOL motion. If there is no evidence to support a reasonable conclusion for the opposing party, judgment is entered by the court and the case is over. If there is sufficient evidence to make a reasonable conclusion in favor of the opposing party, but there is equally strong evidence to support an opposite conclusion, the party with the burden of persuasion fails. Timing is very important in making a motion for JMOL; the motion can be made only after the opposing party has presented its case. In civil cases, the plaintiff presents its case, the defendant presents its case, and the plaintiff may present a rebuttal. Therefore, once the plaintiff has presented its case, the defendant but not the plaintiff can move for JMOL. However, once the defendant has finished presenting its case, both the plaintiff and the defendant can move for JMOL. JMOL motions may also be made after the verdict is returned and are then called "renewed" motions for judgment as a matter of law (RJMOL), but the motion is still commonly known by its former name, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or JNOV (from the English judgment and the Latin non obstante veredicto).

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1. matter of law

   Matter of law refers to a legal question, rule, or principle that is determined and decided by a judge. It involves the application of legal principles to certain facts and encompasses issues that can be decided without determining any facts. It typically concerns the interpretation or application of statutes, regulations or case law. An example could be the constitutionality of a law or the validity of a contract. Unlike matters of fact, which are determined by a jury or in a bench trial by the judge, matters of law are decided solely by judges.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of matter of law in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of matter of law in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of matter of law in a Sentence

1. Judge Hunter W Carroll:

   For purposes of the motion to dismiss, The Court must assume The Laundries are responsible for authoring the September 14, 2021 statement issued by Gabby Petitos attorney, the Laundries contend that Gabby Petitos statement is not outrageous as a matter of law.

2. Gregory Morvillo:

   We have a fundamental disagreement with the SEC as to materiality, not just as applicable to the facts in this case, but as a matter of law.

3. Jerry Nadler:

   I suspect that President Trump and his attorneys know this to be true as a matter of law -- and that this evening's reports, if accurate, represent one more act of obstruction by an administration desperate to prevent the public from talking about the President's behavior, the Committee's subpoena stands. I look forward to Mr. McGahn's testimony.

4. William Barr:

   Although the deputy attorney general and I disagreed with some of the special counsel's legal theories, and felt that some of the episodes examined did not amount to obstruction as a matter of law, we did not rely solely on that in making our decision, instead, we accepted the special counsel's legal framework for purposes of our analysis, and evaluated the evidence as presented by the special counsel in reaching our conclusions.

5. Commissioner Dave Jones:

   California employers should be able to trust that their insurance companies are doing business by the book and not exploiting them in the name of profit, unfiled rates and unfiled major policy terms are void as a matter of law.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=matter of law
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_of_Law
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