matter of law

American  

noun

Law.

1. an issue or matter to be determined according to the relevant principles of law.

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matter of law British  

noun

1. law an issue requiring the court's interpretation of the law or relevant principles of the law Compare matter of fact

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matter of law

But the bank said arbitrators punished it for “truthfully advising the investing community about Bodner’s misconduct, while rewarding a wrongdoer whose claims would fail as a matter of law in any other forum.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Musk's claims against Microsoft were dismissed as a matter of law given the jury's findings on the two claims against OpenAI.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Rather, they should be a matter of law.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

In letters to colleagues and friends, he maintained that “the school decisions were wrongly decided,” misguided not only as a matter of law but as social policy as well.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024

"It cannot be matter of law to put off your trial, but matter of fact."

From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Paine, Ralph Delahaye