Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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former adjudication

An adjudication in a prior action that resulted in a final determination of the rights of the parties or essential fact questions, the result of which bars relitigation. ( Collateral estoppel and res judicata are the two types of former adjudication. See COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL; RES JUDICATA.