litigated matter

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• litigated — Subjected to litigation. Facts, matters, or questions are said to have been litigated when they have formed the subject matter of litigation. Only those facts are said to have been litigated in an action which were necessarily within the issue… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• res gestae — /reez jes tee, rays / 1. things done; accomplishments; deeds. 2. Law. the acts, circumstances, and statements that are incidental to the principal fact of a litigated matter and are admissible in evidence in view of their relevant association… …   Universalium

• res gestae — res ges•tae [[t]ˈriz ˈdʒɛs ti, ˈreɪs[/t]] n. pl. 1) things done; accomplishments; deeds 2) law Law. the acts, circumstances, and statements that are incidental to the principal fact of a litigated matter and are admissible in evidence • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• Collateral estoppel — (CE), known in modern terminology as issue preclusion, is a common law estoppel doctrine that prevents a person from relitigating an issue. One summary is that once a court has decided an issue of fact or law necessary to its judgment, that… …   Wikipedia

• res judicata — res ju·di·ca·ta / rēz ˌjü di kä tə, rās ˌyü / n [Latin, judged matter] 1: a thing, matter, or determination that is adjudged or final: as a: a claim, issue, or cause of action that is settled by a judgment conclusive as to the rights, questions,… …   Law dictionary

• estoppel — es·top·pel /e stä pəl/ n [probably from Middle French estoupail plug, stopper, from estouper to stop up see estop] 1: a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another; esp: equitable estoppel in this… …   Law dictionary

• Renvoi — In Conflict of Laws, renvoi (from the French, meaning send back or to return unopened ) is a subset of the choice of law rules and it is potentially to be applied whenever a forum court is directed to consider the law of another state.The… …   Wikipedia

• cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… …   Law dictionary

• BET DIN AND JUDGES — (Heb. בֵּית דִּין; lit. house of judgment ). Bet din (pl. battei din) is the term, in rabbinic sources, for a Jewish court of law. In modern times it usually refers to   an ecclesiastical court dealing with religious matters such as divorce, and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• cross-claim — Cross claims against co parties are governed in the federal district courts and in most state trial courts by Rule of Civil Procedure 13(g): A pleading may state as a cross claim any claim by one party against a co party arising out of the… …   Black's law dictionary

• fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct …   Black's law dictionary