res judicata

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

nounLaw.
  1. a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.

Origin of res judicata

1
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
  1. law a matter already adjudicated upon that cannot be raised again

Origin of res judicata

1
Latin

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