res adjudicata

American

[reez uh-joo-di-key-tuh, reys] / ˈriz əˌdʒu dɪˈkeɪ tə, ˈreɪs /

noun

Law.

res judicata.

res adjudicata British

/ ˈreɪs əˌdʒuːdɪˈkɑːtə /

noun

another term for res judicata

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Etymology

Origin of res adjudicata

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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After 1900, for all the gentlemen above referred to, the proposition was always res adjudicata.

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Even in such a res adjudicata as this the library takes no sides.

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He was now consulted by all who could get near him, as a matter of course, and his opinions were received as res adjudicata, as the lawyers have it.

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The United States Court records hold that absolute evidence, res adjudicata— stare decisis; which means, in plain English, that ends it.

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