res judicata

Noun

Meaning

a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

res adjudicata sir church final court decision determination decree bigot doctrinaire findings dogmatizer in force double jeopardy legal effect

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Antonyms

crooked criminal illegal banned prohibited forbidden

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Hypernyms

subject matter issue topic

Examples

Infamia and the censorial verdict was not a judicium or res judicata, Cicero pro Cluentio Oratio 42. for its effects were not lasting, but might be removed by the following censors, or by a lex (roughly "law"). Source: Internet

Failure to respond, rebut or object to these facts within thirty (30) days of this notice will constitute full adjudication and final res judicata of this matter. Source: Internet

That, she explained, was not a decision on the merits, a fact that precludes application of the doctrine of res judicata. Source: Internet

This is called res judicata or claim preclusion ("'Res judicata'" is the traditional name going back centuries; the name shifted to "claim preclusion" in the United States over the late 20th century). Source: Internet

By the doctrine of ' Res judicata ', federal courts give "full faith and credit" to State Courts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

res inter alios acta res ipsa loquitur res iudicata res nullius res publica res.