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I think that the question is very clear-cut, not only as a matter of ethics, but also as a matter of law, that a lawyer should not be aiding and abetting in a fraudulent scheme, and part of that aiding and abetting would be to draw up subsequent documents in order to conceal the true nature of the scheme from federal investigators.
Viet D. Dinh

Meaning of "matter of law" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATTER OF LAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATTER OF LAW

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determiner
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Matter of law is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATTER OF LAW

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Matt.
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matte
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matter
matter of course
matter of fact
matter of opinion
matter waves
matter-of-course
matter-of-fact
matter-of-factly
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WORDS THAT END LIKE MATTER OF LAW

administrative law
case law
civil law
commercial law
common law
contract law
court of law
criminal law
due process of law
employment law
go to law
international law
maritime law
martial law
property law
question of law
rule of law
the law
the unwritten law
wager of law

Synonyms and antonyms of matter of law in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «matter of law» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATTER OF LAW

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The translations of matter of law from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «matter of law» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法律事项
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuestión de derecho
570 millions of speakers

English

matter of law
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानून की बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسألة من مسائل القانون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

точки зрения закона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

questão de direito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইন বিষয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

question de droit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkara undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frage des Rechts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法律問題
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법의 문제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masalah hukum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vấn đề của pháp luật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டத்தின் விஷயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायद्याची बाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hukuk meselesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

questione di diritto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwestia prawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

точки зору закону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

materie de drept
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το θέμα του νόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saak van die wet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rättsligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spørsmål om lov
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of matter of law

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATTER OF LAW»

The term «matter of law» is very widely used and occupies the 7.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATTER OF LAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about matter of law

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2 QUOTES WITH «MATTER OF LAW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word matter of law.
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Viet D. Dinh
I think that the question is very clear-cut, not only as a matter of ethics, but also as a matter of law, that a lawyer should not be aiding and abetting in a fraudulent scheme, and part of that aiding and abetting would be to draw up subsequent documents in order to conceal the true nature of the scheme from federal investigators.
2
William Kidd
My lord, I have some matter of law relating to the indictment, and I desire counsel to speak to it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATTER OF LAW»

Discover the use of matter of law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matter of law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Litigation Manual: Special problems and appeals
There is a kind of logic behind making a judgment as a matter of law motion a prerequisite to a posttrial judgment as a matter of law request. Spelling it out may clarify what you should be thinking about during trial. The idea — slightly ...
John G. Koeltl, John S. Kiernan, 1999
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Law and the Order of Culture
Finding that intentionality must be demonstrated in order to convict a man of battery is a matter of law, the standard to be invoked the next time a case of that sort comes along. So, once again, law and fact have different roles in the institutional ...
Robert Post, 1990
3
Social Control Through Law
In Social Control Through Law Roscoe Pound formulates a list of social-ethical principles with a three-fold purpose.
Roscoe Pound, 1942
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A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law: ...
... the members who voted for both provisions did not think that minks were endangered. But we would not be justified in concluding from that fact that, as a matter of law, minks were excluded from the ban even if they plainly were endangered.
Antonin Scalia, Amy Gutmann, 1998
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Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes, and Problems
The Court may rule as a matter of law only when the facts, as presented, allow only one possible inference as to what happened. Notwithstanding plaintiff's certainty, the record does not permit the Court to rule as a matter of law that defendant ...
Arthur Best, David W. Barnes, 2007
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Dictionary of Law
... to a case which is tried at court; matters of law = law relevant to a case which is tried at court: it is a matter of fact whether the parties entered into the contract, hut it is a matter of law whether or not the contract is legal 2 verh to he important; ...
Peter Hodgson Collin, 1999
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25 Doctrines of Law You Should Know
Wal-Mart moved for judgment as a matter of law at the close of Walter's case on the grounds that she had failed to present expert testimony on the standard of care by pharmacists, but the motion was denied. At the close of the evidence Walter ...
Philip Chase, 2007
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A Practical Treatise on the Law of Evidence: And Digest of ...
If the Jury were by their verdict to find all the special facts, and were also to find that the timewas reasonable in point of fact, the judgment of the Court upon this finding would still inall cases be matter of law. If in such a case the mere facts fell  ...
Thomas Starkie, Theron Metcalf, Edward Duncan Ingraham, 1832
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Civil Litigation
motion for judgment as a matter of law A motion made during or after a trial in which one party asks the judge to rule in his or her favor because the other side has produced no evidence upon which a judgment can be based; the motion cannot ...
Peggy Kerley, Joanne Banker Hames, J.D., Paul Sukys, J.D., 2008
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Antitrust Law Developments (sixth)
1978) (as a matter of law, legally distinct corporations can conspire even if one is a wholly owned subsidiary), and H & B Equip, v. International Harvester Co., 577 F.2d 239, 244-45 (5th Cir. 1978) (same), with Thomson v. Western Elec.
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATTER OF LAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term matter of law is used in the context of the following news items.
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Visitor accuses Branson business of discrimination; company says …
Westgate Resorts says it's not discrimination, it's a matter of law. The company's chief operating officer, Mark Waltrip, told KY3 over the phone ... «KY3, Jul 15»
2
Senate says law breached, CBK boss in office illegally
“This is not a matter of Opposition or Government, it a matter of law. There is no point of using a bazooka in a situation where a bullet is required ... «Capital FM Kenya, Jul 15»
3
Academy's Method of Restricting Oscar Statuette Sales Upheld in …
For now, she writes that AMPAS' "valid business and artistic reasons cannot be said to be be, as a matter of law, insufficient to justify the ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
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High Court orders 'unsatisfactory' public contract award to be set aside
He said that the scoring criteria were “a matter of law” and that, if a response did not meet the council's requirements or was unacceptable in ... «Out-Law.com, Jul 15»
5
Primary Beneficiary Test May Impede Intern Class Actions
On June 11, 2013, U.S. District Judge William Pauley concluded that Glatt and Footman had, as a matter of law, been improperly classified as ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»
6
Simultaneous invention as secondary evidence of obviousness
In George M. Martin Co., the Federal Circuit already had determined that the district court had “correctly concluded as a matter of law that the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
7
Montana Supreme Court Adopts Notice-Prejudice Rule
... prejudice exists as a matter of law. Justice McKinnon would adopt a limited exception to the notice-prejudice rule providing that prejudice to ... «ClaimsJournal.com, Jul 15»
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SC on Torre de Manila: Gov't guidelines have no legal weight
He conceded that DMCI Homes was correct “as a matter of law,” but pointed out that “not everything legal is moral, even the guidelines. «Rappler, Jul 15»
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Uber Can't Shake Text-Spam Lawsuit
"The court would find it difficult to hold that she has done so as a matter of law." He also noted in the ruling that three of the cell phone users say ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
10
Texas judge vacates $2.3M IP verdict against Newegg
Following the trial, Newegg filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law and a motion for new trial, arguing TQP presented no evidence of ... «Southeast Texas Record, Jul 15»

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