material fact

  • 1material fact — maˌterialˈfact noun 1. [countable] INSURANCE any fact which, by law, you must tell an insurance company when you buy insurance from them 2. [countable] FINANCE any fact which, by law, a company must tell people when a document giving information… …

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  • 2material fact — see fact Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. material fact n. A fac …

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  • 3material fact — noun Any fact known to a potential insurant which might influence the provision of an insurance contract and which he or she is therefore obliged to disclose • • • Main Entry: ↑material …

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  • 4Material fact — A material fact is a fact that would be to a reasonable person germane to the decision to be made as distinguished from an insignificant, trivial or unimportant detail.[1] In other words, it is a fact which expression (concealment) would… …

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  • 5material fact — fact that can influence a decision that is being made …

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  • 6material fact — noun a) A fact essential to make a case or a defense, or the absence of which negates a case or defense. b) A fact that might alter a persons decision to buy a property or change the terms and price a buyer is willing to accept …

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  • 7material fact — 1) Any important piece of information that a person seeking insurance must disclose to the insurer to enable the insurer to decide whether or not to accept the insurance and to calculate the premium. What is and what is not material may have to… …

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  • 8material fact — See material …

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  • 9genuine issue of material fact — noun A dispute over a material fact upon which the outcome of a legal case may rely, and which therefore must be decided by a judge or jury; a dispute which precludes summary judgment. We think there is nothing in these three asserted facts which …

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  • 10fact — n [Latin factum deed, real happening, something done, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do, make] 1: something that has actual existence: a matter of objective reality 2: any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are… …

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