JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

default judgement; default judgment; judgement by default; judgment by default

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("judgement 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)

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