summary judgment
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Noun | 1. | summary judgment - 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 judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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