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default judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. default judgment … Law dictionary
default judgment — ➔ judgment * * * default judgment UK US (also default judgement) noun [C or U] ► LAW a decision by a court of law against someone who does not appear in court or fails to do something else that they should do: »The record company won by default… … Financial and business terms
Default judgment — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue … Wikipedia
Default Judgment — A binding judgment issued by a court in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant fails to respond to a court summons or fails to appear in court. If damages were included in the complaint, the default judgment will take those into consideration… … Investment dictionary
default-judgment — Judgment entered against a party who has failed to defend against a claim that has been brought by another party. Under Rules of Civil Procedure, when a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead (i.e.… … Black's law dictionary
default-judgment — Judgment entered against a party who has failed to defend against a claim that has been brought by another party. Under Rules of Civil Procedure, when a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead (i.e.… … Black's law dictionary
default judgment — noun a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) • Syn: ↑default judgement, ↑judgment by default, ↑judgement by default • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition … Law dictionary
default — de·fault /di fȯlt, dē ˌfȯlt/ n [Anglo French defalte defaute lack, fault, failure to answer a summons, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de , intensive prefix + faillir to fail] 1: failure to do something required by duty (as under a… … Law dictionary
judgment by default — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. judgment by default … Law dictionary
