Lexic.us

Definition of Default judgment

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Default Judgment

Literary usage of Default judgment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"A default judgment may not be set aside ander the provisions of section 5 of chapter 134 of the Code of 1913 (sec. 4979) after the adjournment of the term ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"155, 11 Рас. 888, an action to enjoin a default judgment rendered before time to answer had expired, it was held that the complaint showed a perfect defense ..."

3. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1899)
"Premature Rendition of default judgment. — In actions oil bills or notes, as in other actions, a judgment rendered by default before the time authorized by ..."

4. A Treatise on Code Pleading and Practice: Also Containing 1900 Forms Adapted by William Angus Sutherland (1917)
"Process to sustain default judgment.—Where the defendant is served by constructive notice only, no personal judgment can be entered, and the defendant ..."

5. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"A "default" Is the failure to take the steps required In the progress of an action, and a "default Judgment" is a judgment against a party failing to take ..."

6. A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested Under Proper by Charles Viner (1791)
"... main default, judgment (hall be given by hii default, ... Р. And thereof, and after the defendant makes default, judgment ..."

7. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"A proceeding to set aside an original default judgment on the theory that no jurisdiction was ... default judgment for plaintiffs against defendant named, ..."

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