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Simple English definitions for legal terms
A quick definition of destitutive fact:
A fact is something that is true and exists in reality. It can be a
tangible thing, an event, a
relationship, or even a
state of mind like an opinion. There are different types of facts, such as
adjudicative facts that help a court or agency apply the law to a case, or
evidentiary facts that are used as evidence in a trial.
Dispositive facts can either give or
take away rights, while ultimate facts are essential to a claim or defense. It's important to
distinguish between private and public facts, and to disclose material facts that may affect insurance coverage.
A more thorough explanation:
A destitutive fact is a type of fact that causes the loss of rights or modifies a legal relation. It is also known as a divestitive or ablative fact. For example, if a person sells their car to someone else, that is a destitutive fact because it modifies the legal relation between the two parties, with the seller losing their right to the car and the buyer gaining it.
destitute |
destructibility