What is LEGAL FICTION?

Believing or assuming something not true is true. Used in judicial reasoning for avoiding issues where a new situation comes up against the law, changing how the law is applied, but not changing the text of the law.

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Related Legal Terms

FICTION, FICTION OF LAW, LEGAL REALISM, LEGAL OPINION, LEGAL EVIDENCE, LEGAL RESIDENCE, LEGAL MORTGAGE, LEGAL JEOPARDY, LEGAL AID, LEGAL


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