question of law
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Third principle: The Manual continues: “The lawfulness of an order is a question of law to be determined by the military judge.”
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
"She is abdicating her duty, and this is something that she needs to decide, not a jury. It's a question of law, not a question of fact."
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024
However weak or strong the claim — I don’t think it’s as ridiculous as others contend — the important point is that higher courts will decide it as a question of law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
That seems right as a question of law — and standing isn’t an issue on which the administration or a court can choose to look the other way.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022
In English law, once the jury had given a verdict there could be an appeal on a question of law but there could be no appeal on a question of fact.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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