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factum

factum noun: somebody's own act and deed.

Noun

factum (plural facta or factums)

  1. Somebody's own act and deed.
    • Fraud in the factum
    1. (civil law) Anything stated and made certain.
    2. The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
    3. (Canada) A statement of fact and law delivered before a court.
      • But according to a factum filed by Crown prosecutors, Shaikh's status was "confidential informer," therefore RCMP did not direct him about what to do at the camp.2009 January 31, Isabel Teotonio, “Police mole trapped teen, court told”, in Toronto Star
  2. (obsolete) A product (result of multiplying two numbers).

Forms of factum

pluralfacta
pluralfactums

Origin of factum

From Latin factum. See fact.

Questions about factum

What does factum mean?
Factum means somebody's own act and deed.
What part of speech is factum?
Factum is a noun.
What is the plural of factum?
The plural of factum is facta.

Words near factum in the dictionary

  1. factualized
  2. factualizes
  3. factualizing
  4. factually
  5. factualness
  6. factum
  7. factums
  8. facturd
  9. facturds
  10. facture
  11. factures

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