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matters of law

matters of law is the plural of matter of law.

Meaning of matter of law

Noun

matter of law (plural matters of law)

  1. A matter involving a judicial inquiry into the applicable law.
    • The advantages are altogether undefined and uncertain, and cannot, as a matter of law, be set off against the positive injury arising to a man from his character being defamed.1839, The Law Journal reports for the year 1839, page 316

Questions about matters of law

What is matters of law the plural of?
Matters of law is the plural of matter of law.

Words near matters of law in the dictionary

  1. Matterns
  2. matters
  3. matters at hand
  4. matters of course
  5. matters of fact
  6. matters of law
  7. matters of life and death
  8. matters of life or death
  9. matters of record
  10. mattersome
  11. Matterson

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