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SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
Synonyms:
judgement on the pleadings; judgment on the pleadings; summary judgement; summary judgment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("summary judgment" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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