contrary+to+fact
11On the contrary — Contrary Con tra*ry, n.; pl. {Contraries}. 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. [1913 Webster] No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913… …
12To the contrary — Contrary Con tra*ry, n.; pl. {Contraries}. 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. [1913 Webster] No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913… …
13Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary — Roud #19626 Mistress Mary, according to William Wallace Denslow Written by Traditional Published …
14the contrary — UK [ˈkɒntrəri] US [ˈkɑnˌtreri] noun ★ the opposite Evidence suggests that the contrary is true. quite the contrary: I don’t disagree – quite the contrary – I think you’re absolutely right. Thesaurus …
15in fact — adverb in reality or actuality (Freq. 52) in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father • Syn: ↑in point of fact, ↑as a matter of… …
16Brute fact — Brute facts are opposed to institutional facts, in that the former do not require the context of an institution to occur. The term was coined by G. E. M. Anscombe and then popularized by John Searle.For instance, the fact that a certain piece of… …
17Stylized fact — In social sciences, especially economics, a stylized fact is a simplified presentation of an empirical finding. [Thomas Cooley, ed., (1995): Frontiers of Business Cycle Analysis , page 3. Princeton University Press, ISBN 069104323X.] A stylized… …
18error of fact — A mistake of fact as distinguished from a mistake of law. A finding of fact by the trial court contrary to the weight of the evidence. Southern Surety Co. v United States (CA8 NM) 23 F2d 55, 59. See ignorance of fact; mistake of fact …
19physical fact rule — The principle that the testimony of a witness which is physically impossible and unbelievable, being irreconcilable with, or contrary to, physical facts and common observation and experience, is to be striken or disregarded as being without… …
20conclusion to the contrary — The formal closing of a plea, tendering an issue of fact for the jury to decide …
