legal finality

/ˈliːɡəl faɪˈnælɪti/

noun

  1. the state or principle that a court decision or legal outcome is conclusive and can no longer be appealed, challenged, or reopened

    C1

    uncountableformal; legal

    • "After the last appeal, the decision had legal finality."B1
    • "The court’s ruling brought legal finality to the dispute."B2
    • "The parties sought legal finality after years of litigation."C1
    • "Strict legal finality may sometimes stop courts from correcting serious mistakes."C1

Collocations

achieve legal finalitybring legal finalityprinciple of legal finality

Word family

finalfinalityfinalize