JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does judgment by default mean? 

• JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT (noun)
  The noun JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT (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 ("judgment by default" 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)