res ges·tae 
(rās gĕstī′, rēz jĕstē)
(rās gĕstī′, rēz jĕstē)pl.n.
1. Things done; deeds.
2. Law Evidence of incidental facts that would otherwise be inadmissible in a trial as irrelevant or hearsay but that is admitted because it helps explain and give context to a more central evidentiary fact.
[Latin rēs gestae : rēs, pl. of rēs, thing + gestae, feminine pl. past participle of gerere, to carry, show.]