| NOUN | act | final judgment, final decision | a judgment disposing of the case before the court |
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| Meaning | A judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment. | |
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| Synonym | final decision | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | acquittal | A judgment of not guilty |
| conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | |
| Broader | judgment, judgement, judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
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