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noun
The determination by a court that no factual issues are in dispute, and that the legal issues require the case to be decided in favor of one party or the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: judgment, judgement, judicial decision
History
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