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Meaning of res judicata | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi lainvoimaisuus
Italiano cosa giudicata
Latina iudicatum

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

res nullius res publica Res. resaca resacetophenone resacralization

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