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-{{g}}An assertion about a state of fairs in the universe out there, beyond one’s intellectual apparatus; “''[[res extensa]]''” in the argot of Cartesian metaphysics, and not “''[[res cogitans]]''”. To be distinguished from mere opinion, and particularly, [[legal opinion|''legal'' opinion]]. Thus, a [[fact]] is the sort of thing one attests to by way of [[representation]] or [[warranty]]. Not the sort of thing your learned counsel will deign to advise you on.
+{{g}}An assertion about a state of affairs that pertains right now, as we speak, in the universe out there, beyond one’s intellectual apparatus; “''[[res extensa]]''” in the argot of Cartesian [[metaphysics]], and not “''[[res cogitans]]''”. To be distinguished from mere opinion, and particularly, [[legal opinion|''legal'' opinion]]. Thus, a [[fact]] is the sort of thing one attests to by way of [[representation]] or [[warranty]]. Not the sort of thing your learned counsel will deign to advise you on.
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 One should never represent or warrant as to legal matters<ref>A rule wholeheartedly honoured in the breach: the representation that one’s obligations are legal, valid and binding is a standard term of most financing contracts, however illogical it may be.</ref>. A legal eagle ''[[Legal opinion|opines]]'' on those.