res judicata
[ reez joo-di-key-tuh, reys ]
/ ˈriz ˌdʒu dɪˈkeɪ tə, ˈreɪs /
noun Law.
a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
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Nearby words
rerun, res, res adjudicata, res gestae, res ipsa loquitur, res judicata, res publica, res., res. phys., resaca de la palma, resail
Origin of res judicata
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1685–95
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British Dictionary definitions for res judicata
res judicata
res adjudicata
/ (ˈreɪs ˌdʒuːdɪˈkɑːtə) /
noun
law a matter already adjudicated upon that cannot be raised again
Word Origin for res judicata
Latin
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