Res Judicata
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(rz j´´dk´t): see jeopardy.
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Jeopardy - in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment.
Res Judicata
(n) Res judicate is used to represent a legal case, proceedings, petitions etc, which has been undergone legal process and a judicial order is already issued on the same matter
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Res judicata
Latin: A matter which has already been conclusively decided by a court.
RES JUDICATA
A thing decided
A common law doctrine holding that an adjudicated matter cannot be litigated again by another court.
res judicata: literally, "the thing has been decided". A doctrine which ensures that there be finality to litigation; once a matter is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction, it cannot be relitigated.
res judicataA rule of civil law that once something has been decided in court, it can't be fought out again in court.
res judicata: a thing judicially acted upon or decided
respondent: One who formally answers the allegations stated in a petition which has been filed with the court. Also known as a defendant in a civil action ...
res judicata
(rayz judy-cot-ah) n. Latin for "the thing has been judged", meaning the issue before the court has already been decided by another court, between the same parties.
Res Judicata
Lat.: A thing decided. The doctrine stating that a matter that has already been judicially determined is conclusive and is not subject to re-litigation.
Rescind
To cancel or nullify a contract, either mutually or unilaterally.
res judicata - A rule of civil law that once a matter has been litigated and final judgment has been rendered by the trial court, the matter cannot be relitigated by the parties in the same court, or any other trial court.
Res Judicata - A thing or matter already decided by a court. A final judgment on the merits is conclusive as to the rights of the parties and is an absolute bar to a later action involving the same claim, demand, or cause of action.
res judicata A matter adjudged; an issue judicially settled or decided; usually used to mean final and not subject to modification; i.e., a final judgment from which no appeal is taken is res judicata.
Res Judicata (Latin):
A term meaning "the issue has been decided."
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Term: Res Judicata
Definition: Lat.: A thing decided. The doctrine stating that a matter that has already been judicially determined is conclusive and is not subject to re-litigation.
Res judicata
Definition - Noun
[Latin, judged matter]
1 : a thing, matter, or determination that is adjudged or final: as ...
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Res judicata pro veritate accipitur. A thing adjudged must be taken for truth. Co. Litt. 103; Dig. 50, 17, 207. See Res judicata.
Res Judicata A Latin phrase meaning simply, "The thing has been already adjudged." Res judicata is an affirmative defense by which a person sued may respond, "This matter has already been decided by the court and cannot again be litigated.
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - The federal courts have traditionally adhered to the related doctrines of res judicata [claim preclusion] and collateral estoppel [issue preclusion].
"It is black letter law that res judicata ... bars all claims that were or could have been advanced in support of the cause of action on the occasion of its former adjudication, ... not merely those that were adjudicated." ...
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