res adjudicata
- A legal matter previously determined by a court; a Latin phrase meaning 'the thing has been judged'
- After years of protracted battle in court, their dispute over the land became a case of res adjudicata.
- Her request for appeal was denied because the case was already res adjudicata.
- The lawsuit was dismissed as res adjudicata because the issue had already been legally settled.
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