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