Definition of judgement on the pleadings Judgement on the pleadings

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What does judgement on the pleadings mean?

Noun
judgement on the pleadings - 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
		summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings
		judicial decision, judgement, judgment the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"