Res (r?z), n.; pl. Res. [L.]

A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.

Res gestae [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.

 

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