English noun: judgment on the pleadings | |||
1. | judgment on the pleadings (act) 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 | ||
Synonyms | judgement on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judgement, judgment, judicial decision | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||