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DEFAULT JUDGEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does default judgement mean? 

DEFAULT JUDGEMENT (noun)
  The noun DEFAULT JUDGEMENT has 1 sense:

1. a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)play

  Familiarity information: DEFAULT JUDGEMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFAULT JUDGEMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

default judgement; default judgment; judgement by default; judgment by default

Hypernyms ("default judgement" is a kind of...):

judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)


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