res judicata

English

Alternative forms

• res iudicata

Etymology

From Latin rēs (“thing, matter, affair”) and jūdicata, feminine nominative singular form of jūdicatus, past participle of jūdico (“judge”).

Noun

res judicata (plural res judicatae)

1. (law) A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed.
2. (law) The legal doctrine that claims that a case already decided in a proceeding may not be brought in any later proceeding.

Translations

legal doctrine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定讞 / 定谳 (zh) (dìngyàn)

• Finnish: oikeusvoiman periaate, res judicata
• Georgian: საქმე გადაწყვეტილია (sakme gadac̣q̇veṭilia)
• Irish: scéal thairis m
• Italian: cosa giudicata f

See also

• res adjudicata