res inter alios acta

res inter alios acta (rays in-t[schwa]r ay-lee-ohs ak-t[schwa]). [Latin “a thing done between others”]

1. Contracts. The common-law doctrine holding that a contract cannot unfavorably affect the rights of a person who is not a party to the contract. [Cases: Contracts 186(1).]

2. Evidence. The rule prohibiting the admission of collateral facts into evidence. [Cases: Criminal Law 369.1; Evidence 99, 130. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 825; Evidence§§ 2–5, 197–199, 204, 206, 760–761.]

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资深译员David，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译有关汽车业的法律文件。