res gestae

American  

[reez jes-tee, reys] / ˈriz ˈdʒɛs ti, ˈreɪs /

plural noun

1. things done; accomplishments; deeds.

2. 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.

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res gestae British  

/ ˈreɪs ˈdʒɛstiː /

plural noun

1. things done or accomplished; achievements

2. law incidental facts and circumstances that are admissible in evidence because they introduce or explain the matter in issue

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Etymology

Origin of res gestae

First recorded in 1610–20, res gestae is from Latin rēs gestae

Example Sentences

See Oldoin, continuator of Ciaconius, Vitae et res gestae summorum Pontiff.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

See Ciaconius, Vitae et res gestae summorum pontiff.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

See the contemporary life by Ciaconius, Vitae et res gestae summorum Pontiff.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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

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