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fact-finding Definition

fact·-finding (fakt′fīn′diŋ)

noun

the gathering of information; specif., preliminary research to gather facts for a later, full investigation, hearing, etc.

adjective

of, resulting from, or for the purpose of such research a fact-finding trip prior to a Congressional hearing

fact-finding Related Forms
fact′·-find′er noun
fact-finding Law Definition

n

The process of acting as the fact-finder.
fact-finding Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • mission: In 1960, for example, he was sent on a one-man fact-finding mission by the United Nations into the chaos of the Congo.
  • delegation: Myself and five other TSSA members took up the offer to visit Palestine and formed an unofficial TSSA fact-finding delegation.
  • visit: David Cameron is on a fact-finding visit to the arctic to see for him self the impacts of climate change.
  • trip: His first visit in February 2004 was a fact-finding trip.
  • tour: It will take you on a fact-finding tour of all the Counties.
  • exercise: By now the main purpose had changed to a fact-finding exercise.