gewijsde

Definitions of gewijsde
  1. noun
    a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
    synonyms: eindbeslissing, eindvonnis
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    types:
    straftijd, veroordeling
    (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
    vrijspraak
    a judgment of not guilty
    type of:
    arrest, judicium, vonnis, wijzing
    (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
  2. noun
    a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
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    type of:
    aangelegenheid, affaire, gegeven, issue, item, kwestie, materie, onderwerp, punt, stof, thema, topic, zaak
    some situation or event that is thought about
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