judgement_on_the_pleadings | ||
1. | [ noun ] (law) 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 | |
Synonyms: | summary_judgement judgment_on_the_pleadings summary_judgment | |
Related terms: | judgment law | |
Similar spelling: |
judgment_on_the_pleadings judgement_on_the_merits |