res judicata

res ju·di·ca·ta

 (rēz′ jo͞o′dĭ-kä′tə, rās′)

n. pl. res ju·di·ca·tae (-kä′tē, -tī)

1. The principle that a decision by a competent court in a case fully and fairly litigated is final and conclusive as to the claims and issues of the parties and cannot be relitigated.

2. A claim or issue that has been decided under this principle.

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[Latin rēs iūdicāta, thing decided : rēs, thing + iūdicāta, feminine past participle of iūdicāre, to judge.]

res judicata

(ˈreɪs ˌdʒuːdɪˈkɑːtə) or

res adjudicata

n

(Law) law a matter already adjudicated upon that cannot be raised again

[Latin]

res ju•di•ca•ta

(ˈriz ˌdʒu dɪˈkeɪ tə, ˈreɪs)
n.
Law.

a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.

[1685–95; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

res judicata - a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again res adjudicata matter, topic, issue, subject - some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"