In Common Law, a Doctrine Holding That a Judgment by a Court

question 10

Multiple Choice

In common law, a doctrine holding that a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction is binding upon the parties in any subsequent litigation that involves the same or similar cause of action is referred to as __________.

• A) adjudication
• B) stare decisis
• C) res judicata
• D) writ of certiorari

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Standard Normal Variable

A random variable that has been normalized so that it has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, following the standard normal distribution.

Symmetrical Area

A region in a distribution curve where data are evenly distributed on both sides of a central point, indicating balance and uniformity.

Z Score

Another term for Z-score, indicating how far, in standard deviations, a data point is from the average of a set of data.