mutuality doctrine

mutuality doctrine. The collateral-estoppel requirement that, to bar a party from relitigating an issue determined against that party in an earlier action, both parties must have been in privity with one another in the earlier proceeding. — Also termed mutuality of parties. [Cases: Judgment 666, 678. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 830, 833, 835, 861, 912.]

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译者Celia，毕业于新加坡知名法学院，擅长翻译涉及信息和智能技术领域的法律文件。