Definition of judicial decision Judicial decision
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What does judicial decision mean?
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| judicial decision - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it | ||
| judgment, judgement | ||
| due process, due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| reversal a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function" | ||
| affirmation a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand | ||
| cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings | ||
| default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) | ||
| non pros, non prosequitur a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) | ||
| final decision, final judgment a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment | ||
| judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages | ||
| judgement in rem, judgment in rem a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) | ||
| judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal, dismissal a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial | ||
| judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented | ||
| judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, 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 | ||
| arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" | ||
| ruling, opinion the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | ||
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