Found 2 items, similar to res judicata.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: res judicata res judicata n : a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again [syn: res adjudicata]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Res judicata Res \Res\ (r?z), n.; pl. Res. [L.] A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point. [1913 Webster] Res gest[ae] [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton. Res judicata [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy. [1913 Webster]