factum

[ fak-tuh m ]

/ ˈfæk təm /

a statement of the facts in a controversy or legal case.

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From Latin, dating back to 1740–50; see origin at fact

Quod non fieri debuit, was their just and common-sense point, factum valet.
Henry VIII.|A. F. Pollard
Some points of preliminary theory are henceforth settled, in all that concerns the interpretation of this factum.
Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History|Antonio Labriola
Phantasma enim est sentiendi actus; neque differt a sensione, aliter quam fieri differt a factum esse.
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3)|Thomas Brown
The Factum alluded to was a controversial pamphlet "written and published against the Jesuits."
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616|Various

Factum abiit; monumenta manent—The event 20 is an affair of the past; the memorial of it is still with us.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood