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res judicata

Res judicata is Latin for "a thing adjudicated." It is the principle that a cause of action may not be relitigated once it has been judged on the merits.

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res judicata

Res judicata is Latin for "a thing adjudicated." It is the principle that a cause of action may not be relitigated once it has been judged on the merits.

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A final judgment between parties that is conclusive as to that issue in later suits between those same parties.

Synonyms

claim preclusion