res judicata
[ reez-joo-di-key-tuh, reys ]
nounLaw.
a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
Origin of res judicata
1Borrowed into English from Latin around 1685–95
Words Nearby res judicata
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How to use res judicata in a sentence
Judgment was there rendered on all the counts in the indictment, and the Reformation was henceforth res judicata.
Soldiers will not submit themselves to re-trial on re-trial of a res judicata.
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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
Origin of res judicata
1Latin
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