chose jugée

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chose jugée, "judged thing".

Noun

chose jugée (plural choses jugées)

1. A point, issue etc. which has already been decided (especially legally) and is therefore not worth discussing.
   • 1904, ‘Saki’, “Reginald's Rubaiyat”, in Reginald:

     The Duchess objected to the Amen, which I thought gave an air of forgiveness and chose jugée to the whole thing […]

   • 1913, Mrs Humphry Ward, The Mating of Lydia:

     ‘We will not, if you please, argue the matter, which for me is a chose jugée.’

See also

• foregone conclusion

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoz ʒy.ʒe/

Noun

chose jugée f (plural choses jugées)

1. res judicata (something decided on by a court of law)