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The term “res judicata” means ______________.
  1. “The thing judicial”; any claim that has been judicially resolved.
  2. “The thing judicial”; any claim that must be determined by the judge and not by the jury.
  3. “The thing decided”; any claim of fact decided by a jury.
  4. “The thing decided”; any claim judicially determined that cannot be relitigated.
Explanation
Answer: D - “The thing decided”; any issue judicially determined that cannot be relitigated. The doctrine of res judicata is a principle of law that prevents the same parties from relitigating the same claim a second time. Once determined through a judicial proceeding, the judicial decision is final.
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