of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic / lacking emotion or colour / straightforward, blunt, frank; treating the situation as normal; not embarrassed, coy, or dramatic.

(law) After the commission of a crime. / Too late; after something is finished or final.

(US, law) An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.

(law) A person or group of people given the responsibility of determining the facts of a case from evidence presented in a legal proceeding.

(adverbial) Actually, in fact.

(set phrase) A short fact that is usually about something irrelevant to the general context; trivia.

One who fact checks

Synonym of lie

plural of question of fact

(fiction) Reality, especially scientific and technological reality, as contrasted with what is depicted in science fiction.