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Definition of Materiality
1. Noun. Relevance requiring careful consideration.
2. Noun. The quality of being physical; consisting of matter.
Generic synonyms: Quality
Specialized synonyms: Concreteness, Palpability, Tangibility, Tangibleness, Solidness, Substantiality, Substantialness, Reality
Attributes: Material, Immaterial, Nonmaterial, Corporeal, Material, Immaterial, Incorporeal
Derivative terms: Corporeal, Material, Material, Physical, Physical, Physical
Antonyms: Incorporeality, Immateriality
Definition of Materiality
1. n. The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.
Definition of Materiality
1. Noun. The quality of being material; having a physical existence. ¹
2. Noun. (legal) The quality of being of consequence to a legal decision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Materiality
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Materiality
Literary usage of Materiality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia of Evidence by Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John Finley Crowe (1906)
"materiality as Weight or Importance, 550 2. materiality in Contrast With ...
The terms materiality and immateriality, as used in the law of evidence, ..."
2. The Law of Fire Insurance by George Ansel Clement (1905)
"Test of materiality — Effect of Inquiries. The test of materiality of a fact
suppressed or concealed is whether the fact increases the risk of fire, ..."
3. Commentaries on the Law of Private Corporations by Seymour Dwight Thompson (1895)
"materiality of Amendment Question for Court. — Whether the alteration of a written
instrument is material or not, within the meaning of the rule by which an ..."
4. Financial Audit: Process for Preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements by David M. Walker (2005)
"Specifically, these policies and procedures should require an assessment of the
materiality thresholds used by federal agencies in their respective ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Insurance of Every Kind by Joseph Asbury Joyce (1917)
"Thus, it is held that the assurer must prove either that the representation was
untrue or fraudulent.5 But to preclude an inquiry into the materiality to ..."
6. The Law Relating to Automobile Insurance by John Simpson (1921)
"The burden of proving false representations pleaded by the company, as well as
their materiality, is held to be upon the company. ..."
7. Brief Outline of an Analysis of the Human Intellect: Intended to Rectify the by James Rush (1865)
"But the Reader must have learned; the manner of this argument is contrary to our
present view on the proper defense of materiality. ..."
8. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"swearing, however negligent or careless be may be in his belief.149 (e) materiality
of Testimony, etc.—(1) In General.—In order that perjury maybe ..."
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