fact finder
noun
: one that tries to determine the realities of a case, situation, or relationship
especially
: an impartial examiner designated by a government agency to appraise the facts underlying a particular matter (such as a labor dispute)
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The fact finders visited several sites related to the massacres in which Hamas slaughtered about 1,200 people and took roughly 250 others hostage.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
Defense attorneys did not present any witnesses during the preliminary examination, which is common in these kinds of hearings; a judge serves as the sole fact finder and decider of whether criminal charges are sufficient to head toward a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The terms were recommended by a fact finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board after talks broke down earlier this year between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 2156, which represents North Royalton firefighters.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
The fact finder can make recommendations, but does not have authority to bind the sides to a contract.
—David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
The difference is that firefighters, at the fact finder’s recommendation, were given a three-year contract.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
North Royalton Finance Director Eric Dean said the firefighters union has also accepted the fact finder’s terms.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
In non-jury trials, the judge becomes the fact finder and applies the law.
—Ben Leonard, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Oct. 2020
Had Danney been willing to testify regarding his treatment of these and other athletes, Plaintiff would be entitled to have the fact finder weigh the scope of Danney’s activities.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
Defense attorneys did not present any witnesses during the preliminary examination, which is common in these kinds of hearings; a judge serves as the sole fact finder and decider of whether criminal charges are sufficient to head toward a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The terms were recommended by a fact finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board after talks broke down earlier this year between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 2156, which represents North Royalton firefighters.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
The fact finder can make recommendations, but does not have authority to bind the sides to a contract.
—David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
The difference is that firefighters, at the fact finder’s recommendation, were given a three-year contract.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
North Royalton Finance Director Eric Dean said the firefighters union has also accepted the fact finder’s terms.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
In non-jury trials, the judge becomes the fact finder and applies the law.
—Ben Leonard, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Oct. 2020
Had Danney been willing to testify regarding his treatment of these and other athletes, Plaintiff would be entitled to have the fact finder weigh the scope of Danney’s activities.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019
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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact%20finder. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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