\Res\ (r?z), n.; pl. {Res}. [L.]
A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.
{Res gest[ae]} [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form
   the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton.
{Res judicata} [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no
   longer open to controversy.