summary judgment
summary judgment · summary judgments
The determination by a court that no factual issues are in dispute, and that the legal…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- 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
Forms
plural: summary judgments| Singular | summary judgment |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:summary judgementjudgment on the pleadingsjudgement on the pleadings
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable