res judicata

English

Etymology

From Latin rēs (“thing, matter, affair”) iūdicata, past participle of iūdico (“judge”)

Noun

res judicata (plural res judicatae)

(law) Rule that a court must dismiss an issue that has already been decided by another court.

Translations

rule

Finnish: oikeusvoimavaikutus
Georgian: საქმე გადაწყვეტილია (sakme gadac̣q̇veṭilia)

Italian: cosa giudicata f

See also

res adjudicata

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