Definition of Res judicata. Meaning of Res judicata. Synonyms of Res judicata

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Definition of Res judicata

Res judicata
Res Res (r?z), n.; pl. Res. [L.] A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point. Res gest[ae] [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton. Res judicata [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy.

Meaning of Res judicata from wikipedia

- Res judicata or res iudicata, also known as claim preclusion, is the Latin term for judged matter, and refers to either of two concepts in common law...
- is thus bound up with the doctrine of res judicata, which prevents (in the absence of statutory authority) the re-opening of a matter before the same court...
- concept in criminal law – in civil law, a similar concept is that of res judicata. The double jeopardy protection in criminal prosecutions bars only an...
- the first suit does not cause defendant to forsake the protection of res judicata (and by extension, of CE). A judgment need not be correct to preclude...
- recover anything from him: the claim has already been determined (it is "res judicata"). Under joint and several liability or (in the U.S.) all sums, a plaintiff...
- shortest period is 11 months, for the constitutional law Fourth Amendment (re: search and seizure) cases Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 decision in...
- is res judicata, meaning the plaintiff may not bring another action based on the same claim again. In addition, other parties who later attempt to re-litigate...
- world Res gestae (Things done) Res inter alios acta (A thing done between others) Res ipsa loquitur (The thing speaks for itself) Res judicata (A matter...
- claim. Dismissal with prejudice is a final judgment and the case becomes res judicata on the claims that were or could have been brought in it; dismissal without...
- one party and then cross-examined by the opposing party, followed by re-direct and re-cross. The judge can also ask questions of the witnesses during the...