res inter alios acta
/ˌreɪz ɪntə(r) ˌalɪɒs ˈaktə/(also res inter alias acta) Law
noun
‘A thing done between others’: denoting proceedings, a transaction, etc., to which a given person or entity was not party.
- Frequently used to express the principle that someone who is not a party to earlier proceedings cannot in general be bound by determinations of fact in those proceedings or by judgments made in them..
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in George MacKenzie (?1638–1691), lawyer and politician. From post-classical Latin res inter alios acta ‘a thing done between others’ from classical Latin rēs thing + inter + aliōs, masculine accusative plural of alius another, other + ācta, feminine of past participle of agere to do.