res judicata

Etymology
From and, feminine nominative singular form of , past participle of.

Noun

 * 1)  A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed.
 * 2)  The legal doctrine that claims already decided in a proceeding may not be brought in any later proceeding.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: oikeusvoimavaikutus
 * Georgian: საქმე გადაწყვეტილია
 * Irish: scéal thairis
 * Italian: cosa giudicata