HyperDic: summary_judgement

English > 1 sense of the expression summary judgement:
NOUNactsummary judgement, summary judgment, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadingsa 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
English > summary judgement: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
Synonymssummary judgment, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderjudgment, judgement, judicial decision(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
Spanishjuicio sumario
Catalanjudici sumari

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