res adjudicata vs matter

res adjudicata and matter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
res adjudicata	Yes	No	No	No
matter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, matter is a hypernym of res adjudicata; that is, matter is a word with a broader meaning than res adjudicata:

Other hypernyms of res adjudicata include issue, subject, topic.

res adjudicata (noun)	matter (noun)
a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again	that which has mass and occupies space
	(used with negation) having consequence
	some situation or event that is thought about
	a vaguely specified concern
	a problem
	written works (especially in books or magazines)

res adjudicata (verb)	matter (verb)
	have weight; have import, carry weight