recital of facts

  • 1recital — re·ci·tal /ri sīt əl/ n: a formal statement or setting forth of some relevant matter of fact in a deed or other document a recital of a factual reason for a transaction ◇ A recital is often preceded by whereas. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 2recital — 1510s, a legal term, “rehearsal or statement of relevant facts,” from RECITE (Cf. recite) + AL (Cf. al). Musical performance sense is from 1811 …

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  • 3recital — ► NOUN 1) the performance of a programme of music by a soloist or small group. 2) an enumeration of connected names, facts, or elements. DERIVATIVES recitalist noun …

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  • 4recital — [ri sīt′ l] n. [ RECIT(E) + AL] 1. a) a reciting; specif., a telling of facts, events, etc. in detail b) what is so told; account, story, or description 2. a detailed statement 3. a musical or dance program given by a soloist, soloists, or small… …

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  • 5Recital (law) — In Law, a recital (from the Latin word recitare , meaning: to read out) consists of an account or repetition of the details of some act, proceeding or fact. Particularly, in law, that part of a legal document such as a lease, which contains a… …

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  • 6facts incomplete — A certificate of trial judge to bill of exceptions not certifying to correctness of any recital therein and only certifying that the bill is facts incomplete , that is, not finished, not perfect, defective, verifies nothing and brings nothing… …

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  • 7facts incomplete — A certificate of trial judge to bill of exceptions not certifying to correctness of any recital therein and only certifying that the bill is facts incomplete , that is, not finished, not perfect, defective, verifies nothing and brings nothing… …

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  • 8recital — n. 1 the act or an instance of reciting or being recited. 2 the performance of a programme of music by a solo instrumentalist or singer or by a small group. 3 (foll. by of) a detailed account of (connected things or facts); a narrative. 4 Law the …

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  • 9recital — noun 1》 the performance of a programme of music by a soloist or small group. 2》 the enumeration of connected names, facts, or events. 3》 Law the part of a legal document that explains its purpose and gives other factual information. Derivatives… …

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  • 10recital — Detailed statement of fact. The statement in a deed denoting the operative effect of the instrument. A statement of jurisdictional facts appearing in a judgment. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 40. A fault in pleading, the statement being indirect and… …

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