Literature in which the radical of presentation is the printed or written word, such as novels and essays
{i} imaginative narrative which has no basis in fact (i.e. novel); category of literature including works of imaginative narratives; made-up story; act of creating with the imagination
or Legal Fiction a rule assuming as true something that is clearly false A fiction is often used to avoid rules that Parliament should change So, for example if a body has no power to sit beyond midnight but has several hours more of work still to do, it is easier to turn back the clock on their wall from time to time than it is to change their constitution When the High Court had a full workload of civil cases the criminal division of the same court, could help out and take on some cases by pretending that the defendant in a simple civil action had been arrested and was in custody The fiction that a corporation is, a person separate from its members is equivalent to saying that the law deals with the group as a unit, disregarding for the group's individual members
Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose
Imaginative literature, such as novels and short stories, featuring made-up characters font In printing, a complete set of type of one style form The way in which a text is put together; how it is organized formal In speech or writing, a style that is serious and correct
Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events. Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction Diana is a writer of historical fiction. see also science fiction