former adjudication
- A rule in law that prevents the same parties from contesting the exact same matters or claims on which a decision has already been made in the past
- Due to the legal principle of former adjudication, the case could not be reopened as the issues had already been decided upon.
- The defendant argued that the principle of former adjudication was applicable, as the identical issue had been resolved in a previous lawsuit.
- She was unable to file a suit for the exact same claim because the issue of former adjudication came into play.
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