matter of law

noun

, Law.

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

matter of law

noun

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

Example Sentences

In a recently unsealed summary judgment order in the case, the judge wrote that Planned Parenthood clinics “had an obligation to repay the government payments they received as a matter of law.”

From Salon

“Not only as a matter of law but also as a matter of fact, the federal conscience laws have protected pro-life doctors ever since FDA approved mifepristone in 2000,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

“That decision won’t change the result here; plaintiffs’ claims still fail as a matter of law and will be thrown out yet again,” Griffin said.

From Seattle Times

“Therefore, Kassan’s defamation claims fail as a matter of law and have no probability of success.”

From Los Angeles Times

Seventy years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling, segregation persists, not as a matter of law but as a reflection of underlying disparities, including in housing.

From Seattle Times