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Definition of Judgement on the pleadings
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Judgment On The Pleadings, Summary Judgement, Summary Judgment
Generic synonyms: Judgement, Judgment, Judicial Decision
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Judgement, Judgment, Judicial Decision
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Lexicographical Neighbors of Judgement On The Pleadings
Literary usage of Judgement on the pleadings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"The circuit court refused to bear evidence In support of the plaintiff's case,
and x-xv judgement, on the pleadings. ..."