res gestae
Americanplural noun
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things done; accomplishments; deeds.
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Law. the acts, circumstances, and statements that are incidental to the principal fact of a litigated matter and are admissible in evidence in view of their relevant association with that fact.
plural noun
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things done or accomplished; achievements
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law incidental facts and circumstances that are admissible in evidence because they introduce or explain the matter in issue
Etymology
Origin of res gestae
First recorded in 1610–20, res gestae is from Latin rēs gestae
Example Sentences
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This scene was condemned and the exploit given a more appropriate place among the res gestae of Spiegelberg.
From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin
What ought to be treated as “the immediate and natural effect of continuing action,” and, for that reason, as part of the res gestae?
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
There was some argument between Coombes and Brannhard, at one point, about the difference between hearsay and res gestae.
From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam
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