preclusion

Some states call them “issue preclusion,” while others use the even more cumbersome label of “collateral estoppel.”

"The request for preclusion of the penal action against Alvaro Uribe Velez is rejected," said the decision from the tribunal's three magistrates, which was read out during a hearing.

He basically repeated the defamation in ways that make it very easy for us to not have to prove a future case on the merits, because we’re gonna get what’s called collateral estoppel or issue preclusion.

Remember when Seattle was 29-39 after losing three in a row to the Angels and seemingly headed for another playoff preclusion?

"The prosecutor in charge, with total autonomy and independence and attentive to criteria of legal impartiality and probatory objectivity, considers that the grounds for preclusion have been met," it added.