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RES GESTAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Things done
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("res gestae" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Domain category:
Latin (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("res gestae" is a kind of...):
rule of evidence ((law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
