Meaning | A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages. |
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Synonyms | judgment in personam, judgement in personam, personal judgment |
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Category | corporation, corp | A business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state |
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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 |
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Opposite | 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) |
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