Also means
res judicata
Usage Note
Giudicato is a legal term for a judgment that has become final and can no longer be appealed — equivalent to Latin res judicata. The phrase passare in giudicato means 'to become final' (of a court ruling). It is exclusively a technical legal term; the everyday word for a judge's ruling is sentenza.
Examples
"La sentenza è passata in giudicato ieri."
Natural Translation
The sentence became final yesterday.
Literal Translation
The sentence has-passed in final-judgment yesterday.
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