res judicata

[ reez joo-di-key-tuh, reys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Law.

res judicata

/ ˈreɪs ˌdʒuːdɪˈkɑːtə /

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1685–95

Latin

Judgment was there rendered on all the counts in the indictment, and the Reformation was henceforth res judicata.

Soldiers will not submit themselves to re-trial on re-trial of a res judicata.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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