LEGAL WORD
Res gestae
Latin phrase · Evidence
Res gestae
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Evidence
1 What it means
Things done. Statements and acts so closely connected with an event that they form part of the same transaction and are admissible.
2 Use it in a sentence
The victim's shout naming the attacker was admitted as part of the res gestae.
3 Make it stick
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