res judicata

[reez joo-di-key-tuh, reys]

noun Law.

a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.

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

noun

law a matter already adjudicated upon that cannot be raised again

Word Origin for res judicata

Latin

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Word Origin and History for res judicata

Latin, "a point decided by competent authority."