_____ means either that a case has been finally decided on appeal or that the time for appeal has expired and a cause of action finally determined by a competent court cannot be litigated by the parties in a new proceeding by the same court or in any other court.
A) Voir dire
B) Ratio decidendi
C) Obiter dicta
D) Res judicata
E) Nolo contendere

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Res judicata means either that a case has been finally decided on appeal or that the time for appeal has expired and a cause of action finally determined by a competent court cannot be litigated by the parties in a new proceeding by the same court or in any other court. Res judicata prevents successive suits involving the same factual setting between the same parties and brings disputes to a conclusion.
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_____ Means Either That a Case Has Been Finally Decided