Definitions from Wiktionary (res judicata)
▸ noun: (law) A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed.
▸ noun: (law) The legal doctrine that claims that a case already decided in a proceeding may not be brought in any later proceeding.
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▸ noun: (law) A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed.
▸ noun: (law) The legal doctrine that claims that a case already decided in a proceeding may not be brought in any later proceeding.
Similar:
res adjudicata,
summary judgment,
case report,
audita querela,
court case,
leading case,
rule nisi,
lawsuit,
question of law,
holding,
more...
Opposite:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
action,
in limine,
multifarious,
brief,
constat,
testate,
appellant,
proponent,
litigant,
deponent,
in personam
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