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Res judicata

Latin maxim · Civil procedure

Res judicata

  • Type: Latin maxim
  • Area of law: Civil procedure

1 What it means

A matter already decided. Once a competent court finally decides a dispute between the same parties, it cannot be fought again. In India it is codified in Section 11 of the CPC.

2 Use it in a sentence

The second suit was dismissed as barred by res judicata since the same title dispute had been decided earlier.

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