SUMMARY JUDGMENT
\sˈʌməɹi d͡ʒˈʌd͡ʒmənt], \sˈʌməɹi dʒˈʌdʒmənt], \s_ˈʌ_m_ə_ɹ_i dʒ_ˈʌ_dʒ_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A final decision by a judge that resolves a lawsuit in favor of one of the parties. A motion for summary judgment is made after discovery is completed but before the case goes to trial. The party making the motion marshals all the evidence in its favor, compares it to the other side's evidence, and argues that a reasonable jury looking at the same evidence could only decide the case one way--for the moving party. If the judge agrees, then a trial would be unnecessary and the judge enters judgment for the moving party.
By Oddity Software
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