res ges·tae /ˈresˈgɛsˌtaɪ, ˈrizˈʤɛs(ˌ)ti/



 Res n.; pl. Res.  A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.
 Res gestae  Law, the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton. -- Res judicata [L.] Law, a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy.

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 res gestae
      n 1: rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely
           associated with an occurrence that the words are
           considered part of the occurrence and as such their
           report does not violate the hearsay rule
      2: things done