Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The legal doctrine that claims that a case already decided in a proceeding may not be brought in any later proceeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: res adjudicata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: topic, subject, issue, matter
History
From Latin rēs (“thing, matter, affair”) and jūdicata, feminine nominative singular form of jūdicatus, past participle of jūdico (“judge”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
