English > judicial decision: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. |
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| Synonyms | judgment, judgement |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| Narrower | affirmation | A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand |
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| arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement | The act of deciding as an arbiter |
| confession of judgment, confession of judgement, cognovit judgment, cognovit judgement | A judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings |
| default judgment, default judgement, judgment by default, judgement by default | A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) |
| final judgment, final decision | A judgment disposing of the case before the court |
| finding | The decision of a court on issues of fact or law |
| judgment in personam, judgement in personam, personal judgment, personal judgement | A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages |
| judgment in rem, judgement in rem | A judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject / subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) |
| judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal, dismissal | A judgment disposing of the matter without a trial |
| judgment on the merits, judgement on the merits | Judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented |
| non prosequitur, non pros | A judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) |
| opinion, ruling | The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
| reversal | A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside |
| summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, 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 |
| Broader | due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles |
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| Spanish | fallo, sentencia |
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| Catalan | decisió, part dispositiva, sentència |
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