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Issue preclusion

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002794

A legal doctrine, also known as collateral estoppel, that prevents parties from relitigating an issue that has already been actually litigated and decided in a prior lawsuit. This doctrine promotes judicial efficiency and prevents inconsistent judgments. It applies even if the second lawsuit involves a different claim.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002794
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002794",
  "term": "Issue preclusion",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal doctrine, also known as collateral estoppel, that prevents parties from relitigating an issue that has already been actually litigated and decided in a prior lawsuit. This doctrine promotes judicial efficiency and prevents inconsistent judgments. It applies even if the second lawsuit involves a different claim.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/issue-preclusion/"
}

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