A tentative idea or explanation about how something happened or about how something works that an investigator uses to help guide their inquiries
Hypothesis
Also known as "working theory" or "theory"
Hypothesis
The person/s charged with making determinations of fact in a trial
Trier of Fact
The jury in a jury trial or the judge in a trial by judge alone
Trier of Fact
The person (such as a judge) or group of persons (such as a jury) tasked with making factual findings based on the evidence in a trial or other court proceeding.