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with Anu Gargres gestae
PRONUNCIATION:
(REEZ JES-tee, RAYS GES-ty)
MEANING:
noun:
Facts incidental to a case, admissible as evidence in a lawsuit.
For example, exclamations uttered by a robber during a holdup.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin, literally, things done.
USAGE:
"Evidence of a constable as to what was said to him by the victim of a
collision in the presence of the defendant 20 minutes after the incident
was hearsay evidence and not admissible as part of the res gestae."Tobi Nickolas; Evidence 20 Minutes After Motor Incident Inadmissible; The Times (London, UK); Jul 23, 1987. See more usage examples of res gestae in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. -Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher (1844-1900)
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