res adjudicata

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

noun

, Law.

1. res judicata.

res adjudicata

/ ˈreɪs əˌdʒuːdɪˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. another term for res judicata

Word History and Origins

Origin of res adjudicata¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

After 1900, for all the gentlemen above referred to, the proposition was always res adjudicata.

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Even in such a res adjudicata as this the library takes no sides.

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He was now consulted by all who could get near him, as a matter of course, and his opinions were received as res adjudicata, as the lawyers have it.

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The United States Court records hold that absolute evidence, res adjudicata— stare decisis; which means, in plain English, that ends it.

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