statement of facts

  • 21statement — noun how do you respond to the president s statement about homeland security? Syn: declaration, expression of views/facts, affirmation, assertion, announcement, utterance, communication, proclamation, presentation, expounding; account, testimony …

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  • 22statement — state•ment [[t]ˈsteɪt mənt[/t]] n. 1) something stated 2) a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc 3) a single sentence or assertion: I disagree with your last statement[/ex] 4) bus an abstract of …

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  • 23statement — /ˈsteɪtmənt / (say staytmuhnt) noun 1. something stated. 2. a communication or declaration in speech or writing setting forth facts, particulars, etc. 3. an expression of one s beliefs, principles, etc.: to make a statement in one s choice of… …

  • 24statement — noun Date: 1702 1. something stated: as a. a single declaration or remark ; assertion b. a report of facts or opinions 2. the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper 3. proposition 2a 4. the presentation of a theme in a musical …

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  • 25“Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family“ —    Short story (3,720 words); probably written in the fall of 1920. First published in the Wolverine (March and June 1921); rpt. WT(April 1924) and WT(May 1935); first collected in O;corrected text in D;annotated version in CC    Sir Arthur… …

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  • 26statement — noun 1》 a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.     ↘a formal account of facts or events, especially one given to the police or in court. 2》 a document setting out items of debit and credit between a bank or other… …

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  • 27false statement — Statement knowingly false, or made recklessly without honest belief in its truth, and with purpose to mislead or deceive. Third Nat. Bank v. Schatten, C.C.A.Tenn., 81 F.2d 538, 540. An incorrect statement made or acquiesced in with knowledge of… …

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  • 28false statement — Statement knowingly false, or made recklessly without honest belief in its truth, and with purpose to mislead or deceive. Third Nat. Bank v. Schatten, C.C.A.Tenn., 81 F.2d 538, 540. An incorrect statement made or acquiesced in with knowledge of… …

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  • 29opening statement — n: a statement to the jury by trial counsel before the presentation of evidence that usu. explains the nature of the case, the factual matters to be proven, and the evidence to be presented and that summarizes the arguments to be made; also: a… …

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  • 30state of facts — Formerly, when a master in chancery was directed by the court of chancery to make an inquiry or investigation into any matter arising out of a suit, and which could not conveniently be brought before the court itself, each party in the suit… …

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