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Whmanutd Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"as a threshold matter"

Just ran into this phrase minutes ago, but failed to find its meaning in all the dictionaries I have. Could anybody give me some guildline?

Thanks a lot!

Ben
  

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I need the context to discern the details, but a 'threshold matter' would be a situation, action or topic that was critical to some further step. com)

  • I need the context to discern the details, but a 'threshold matter' would be a situation, action or topic that was critical to some further step.
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I need the context to discern the details, but a 'threshold matter' would be a situation, action or topic that was critical to some further step.

Threshold = the starting point for a new state or experience
Matter = some situation or event that is thought about
(Dict.com)
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This is what I came across:

"The Comptroller General's plan to sue the Vice President raises a host of unresolved legal issues. As a threshold matter, there is a question whether the courts will permit a representative of Congress (here, the Comptroller General of the GAO) to invoke judicial process against the Executive. The courts often rely on the standing an
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Yes, it is as I thought. The first critical juncture is whether the courts will hear the case at all.
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As i understand the phrase, it's not entirely accurate to describe it as the "first matter," but rather as something to be resolved before one gets to the principal, or substantive, issue/matter. Ex: You want to sue person X for defamation. As a threshold matter, you would need to find out if you had standing to sue at all, before looking into the merits of your defamation claim.
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Anon, you're right ...

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