res gestae

Noun

Meaning

things done

rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule

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Synonyms

hand action act effort job coup blow enterprise achievement exploit feat maneuver deed accomplishment endeavor
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Antonyms

rest failure inertia pause cessation stereotype
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Hypernyms

action rule of evidence

Examples

By his own admission, Widukind first wrote several Christian hagiographies before he began his Res gestae saxonicae. Source: Internet

However, Widukind does not mention such an event in his contemporary Res gestae saxonicae sive annalium libri tres or Deeds of the Saxons. Source: Internet

The monk and chronicler Widukind of Corvey in his Res gestae Saxonicae reports that the Danes were subjects of Henry the Fowler. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

res cogitans res communis res extensa res integra res inter alios acta res ipsa loquitur