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Res Gestae

September 8, 2017 by: Content Team

The Latin term res gestae literally translates to mean “things done.” Res gestae is used to refer to a declaration that is made at an event that proves the event happened because the words were uttered upon witnessing the event. For example, res gestae would exist if a person yelled “FIRE!” upon noticing that a fire had broken out in […]

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