Meaning & use
undisputed facts
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Meanings
nounpluralformallegal
facts that everyone accepts as true and that no one argues about.
Grammar: Always used in the plural; the singular form 'an undisputed fact' is also possible but less common.
Patterns
- undisputed facts about something
- accept something as undisputed fact
The report lists the undisputed facts: the company lost money for three years.
Both sides agreed on the undisputed facts before the trial began.
It is an undisputed fact that regular exercise improves health.
nounplurallegalspecialist
information in a legal case that both parties agree is true and therefore does not need to be proved.
Grammar: In law, this is a technical term; it often appears in phrases like 'stipulated undisputed facts' or 'findings of undisputed fact.'
Patterns
- stipulate undisputed facts
- a finding of undisputed fact
The judge asked the lawyers to submit a list of undisputed facts.
Under the rules, undisputed facts can be presented without witness testimony.
Common combinations
- accept something as undisputed fact
- The committee accepted the timeline as undisputed fact.
- a set of undisputed facts
- We need a clear set of undisputed facts before we can move forward.
- undisputed facts of the case
- The undisputed facts of the case are simple: the contract was signed on May 1.
- agree on the undisputed facts
- Both parties agreed on the undisputed facts but disagreed about the law.
Synonyms and how they differ
- established facts
- Focuses on facts that have been confirmed over time, not necessarily agreed by both sides in a dispute.
- accepted facts
- Similar, but can suggest facts that people generally believe without formal agreement.
Opposites
Word family
- undisputed adjective
- Not questioned or argued about; e.g., 'an undisputed champion.'
- dispute verb
- To argue about or question the truth of something.
Commonly confused: undisputed facts or undisputed fact?
undisputed facts vs undisputed fact
The singular form refers to one fact; the plural 'undisputed facts' refers to two or more. In legal writing, 'facts' is often used as a set.
Practice
In a legal context, what does the phrase 'undisputed facts' mean?
Choose one answer.
The phrase refers to facts accepted by both parties, so they do not require evidence. The other options describe different legal concepts (confidential, probable, or judicial knowledge).
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “undisputed facts”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.