what's meaning of "expressly found that"

The judge expressly found that the material risks (sovereign default, currency default and counterparty default), were all disclosed and known to AP.

Could you kindly explain what "expressly found that" means in the sentence as above?

I know what both "expressly" and "found that" mean, but I'm not sure what "expressly found that" means.


Solution 1:

These is a legal expression, and you will not find it outside that context.

It is saying that the judge said specifically (rather than referring to it, or implying it by choice of words) that the risks were disclosed etc