What is a question of law?

• A. An issue involving application/ interpretation of law
• B. An issue involving resolution of a factual dispute
• C. An issue about budget
• D. An issue about procedure

Answer: (A)

A question of law focuses on how legal rules should be applied to the facts of a case. It involves interpreting statutes, constitutional provisions, or other legal standards and deciding what the law requires in a given situation. Judges handle these questions, and appellate courts often review them to ensure the correct legal standards were applied.

This is different from a question of fact, which asks what actually happened and is typically resolved by the judge or jury based on the evidence. It’s also distinct from budget issues, which deal with financial planning, and from procedural issues, which concern the steps and rules of how the case is conducted.