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;question of fact:An issue arising where the parties disagree about a fact relevant to a court proceeding, when only one party can be right. A court's decisions about the facts of a case are called the court's findings of fact. See "finding of fact."
;question of law:An issue about which law should be applied to determine a court proceeding or about how the law should be applied in a proceeding. A court's decision about which law applies or how it should be applied is a finding of law. See "finding of law."
;''quid pro quo'':A Latin phrase meaning "this for that." Refers to a benefit offered or owing in exchange for a benefit received, such as one government's announcement of the investigation of a political rival in exchange from the release of funding by another government. See "contract law."
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