/ˈriːz əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtə/ – Phrase
Definition: Quyết định đã được xét xử.
A more thorough explanation: 1. a defence to a civil suit that prevents a party from filing a second lawsuit based on the same legal claim, or based on legal claims that could have been made during an earlier suit – but were not
2. a Latin phrase meaning the thing adjudicated, used to describe an issue that has been settled by a court hearing
Example: 1. A failure to apply the doctrine of res adjudicata to the cases where the parties seek to determine their private rights to custody will prejudice the interests of the infant.
2. We must decide whether the judgment of dismissal “with prejudice” in the federal court barred as res adjudicata the cause of action set forth in plaintiff’s petition.