FACTUM

Etymology

Noun

factum (plural facta or factums)

(legal) Somebody's own act and deed.

(legal, civil law) Anything stated and made certain.

(legal) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.

(legal, Canada) A statement of fact and law delivered before a court

(engineering) The product, in multiplication.

Source: Wiktionary


Fac"tum, n.; pl. Facta. Etym: [L. See Fact.]

1. (Law)

Definition: A man's own act and deed; particularly: (a) (Civil Law) Anything stated and made certain. (b) (Testamentary Law) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.

2. (Mach.)

Definition: The product. See Facient, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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