QUESTION OF LAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does question of law mean? 

• QUESTION OF LAW (noun)
  The noun QUESTION OF LAW has 1 sense:

1. a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide

  Familiarity information: QUESTION OF LAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUESTION OF LAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

matter of law; question of law

Hypernyms ("question of law" is a kind of...):

head; question (the subject matter at issue)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)