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closed matter

[/kloʊzd ˈmætər/]
nounpl: closed matters
assunto encerrado
1. A topic or issue that is no longer open for discussion, debate, or reconsideration; a settled matter
The decision is a closed matter and will not be revisited.
A decisão é um assunto encerrado e não será revisto.
2. In legal or administrative contexts, a case or file that has been officially concluded and requires no further action
Once the investigation concluded, the case became a closed matter.
Após o término da investigação, o caso tornou-se um assunto encerrado.
Synonyms
settled matterconcluded issuefinished businessresolved case
Antonyms
open matterunresolved issuepending matterongoing discussion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
assunto encerrado
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
questão fechada
Alternative formal expression used in business contexts
Portugal
assunto encerrado
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

case closed
that's all she wrote
end of story
not up for discussion
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