(rayz judy-cot-ah) n. Latin for "the thing has been judged," meaning the issue before
the court has already been decided by another court, between the same parties. Therefore,
the court will dismiss the case before it as being useless. Example an Ohio court
determines that John is the father of Betty's child. John cannot raise the issue
again in another state. Sometimes called res adjudicata.
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