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collateral estoppel
n. the situation in which a judgment in one case prevents (estops) a party to that suit from trying to litigate the issue in another legal action. In effect, once decided, the parties are permanently bound by that ruling.
See also:
estoppel
res judicata
The People's Law Dictionary by
Gerald and Kathleen Hill
Publisher Fine Communications