| NOUN | act | judgment on the pleadings, summary judgment, summary judgement, judgement on the pleadings | 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | summary judgment, summary judgement, judgement on the pleadings | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | judgment, judgement, judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
| Spanish | juicio sumario | |
| Catalan | judici sumari | |
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