res gestae
things done; accomplishments; deeds.
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.
Origin of res gestae
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How to use res gestae in a sentence
Maybe you all being lawyers, in Texas this is not admissible unless it is part of the res gestae.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedySee the contemporary life by Ciaconius, Vitae et res gestae summorum Pontiff.
There was some argument between Coombes and Brannhard, at one point, about the difference between hearsay and res gestae.
Little Fuzzy | Henry Beam PiperSee the contemporary life by Vitorelli, continuator of Ciaconius, Vitae et res gestae summorum pontiff.
Atheniensium res gestae, sicuti ego aestimo, satis amplae magnificaeque fuere, verum aliquanto minores tamen quam fama feruntur.
De Bello Catilinario et Jugurthino | Caius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)
British Dictionary definitions for res gestae
/ (ˈreɪs ˈdʒɛstiː) /
things done or accomplished; achievements
law incidental facts and circumstances that are admissible in evidence because they introduce or explain the matter in issue
Origin of res gestae
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