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What is the meaning of the legal maxim nemo debet bis vexari pro una et eadem causa?

The stated maxim means that no one should be vexed twice for the same cause. Public interest in ending litigation and treating a matter adjudicated as true are related but…

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What is the meaning of the legal maxim nemo debet bis vexari pro una et eadem causa?

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The stated maxim means that no one should be vexed twice for the same cause. Public interest in ending litigation and treating a matter adjudicated as true are related but distinct maxims.

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Option A

This expresses the separate public-interest maxim about the finality of litigation.

Option B

This expresses the separate maxim about treating a matter adjudicated as true.

Option C

This is the meaning of the Latin maxim, which expresses the protection against being vexed twice over the same cause.

Option D

This expresses a different maxim about remedies for infringed rights.

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