fact-pattern

English

Noun

fact-pattern (plural fact-patterns)

1. Alternative form of fact pattern
   • 2013, Gareth Spark, Vitiation of Contracts, →ISBN:

     For, the classic fact-pattern of mistake as to identity involves the defendant fraudulently representing to the complainant that he is X, obtaining goods on credit, selling those goods to Y, a bona fide purchaser for value without notice, and then absconding.

   • 2013, Timothy A. Affonso, Mastering The Art Of International Mooting, →ISBN:

     The fact-pattern should not be read in one sitting and should not only be read once.

   • 2016, William Janssen, Steven Baicker-McKee, Mastering Multiple Choice for Federal Civil Procedure, →ISBN:

     Consider a fact-pattern that goes into elaborate detail about the citizenship of each of the parties, and how the amount in dispute in the litigation exceeds $75,000 exclusive of interests and costs.