Etymology

res gestae

Today it means: The overall start-to-end sequence of a felony. Certain statements heard by witnesses during this period (e.g. "this is a robbery!") may be used in evidence despite the usual hearsay rule. Full definition →

Latin res gestae
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromres gestae“deeds”
  2. English todayres gestae

From Latin res gestae (“deeds”, literally “things done”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.