fact-finding

Example Sentences

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Accurate fact finding, however, is the essential first step in any judicial system, a process the justice mentions not at all.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

"Where do you file a complaint; who reviews it; how does fact finding occur; who compares what happened to what’s allowed? That’s where the rubber hits the road."

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

Since 2014, it has operated a system of "fact finding assessments" into civilian deaths, which can progress to a criminal investigation by the Military Advocate General.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

Legal experts, however, see those orders as an acknowledgement by the court that new fact finding — a deeper review of historical gun laws, for instance — may be necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Humboldt was surprised at this when it was reported to him, and took pains to verify the fact, finding the statement to be absolutely correct.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray