res gestae

[ reez-jes-tee, reys ]

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.

Origin of res gestae

1
First recorded in 1610–20, res gestae is from Latin rēs gestae

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British Dictionary definitions for res gestae

res gestae

/ (ˈreɪs ˈdʒɛstiː) /


pl n
  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

Origin of res gestae

1
Latin

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