res judicata

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rēs (“thing, matter, affair”) iūdicata, past participle of iūdico (“judge”)

Noun

res judicata (plural res judicatae)

1. (law) An issue that has already been decided by another court, and therefore must be dismissed.

Translations

rule

• Finnish: oikeusvoimavaikutus
• Georgian: საქმე გადაწყვეტილია (sakme gadac̣q̇veṭilia)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: cosa giudicata f

See also

• res adjudicata