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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Origin of res judicata

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1685–95

Words nearby res judicata

rerun, res, res adjudicata, res gestae, res ipsa loquitur, res judicata, res publica, res., res. phys., resaca de la palma, resail
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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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