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Reference
Res judicata
- a judicially decided matter. The rule that if a dispute is judged by a court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment of the court is final and conclusive as to the rights and duties of the parties involved. Res judicata constitutes an absolute bar to a subsequent suit for the same cause of action. See also Autrefois acquit; Autrefois convict; Double jeopardy; Estoppel; Issue estoppel; Res judicata pro veritate accipitur .(Ref: Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary)