res gestae

1. 1.

   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

   Broaderrule of evidence

   law

2. 2.

   things done

   Broaderaction

   Latin

Questions about res gestae

What does res gestae mean?

res gestae means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is res gestae a common word?

res gestae is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.