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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

due process, due process of law go
(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles

judgment, judgement, judicial decision
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

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reversal go
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
affirmation go
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
confession of judgment, confession of judgement, cognovit judgment, cognovit judgement go
a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
default judgment, default judgement, judgment by default, judgement by default go
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
non prosequitur, non pros go
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
final judgment, final decision go
a judgment disposing of the case before the court
judgment in personam, judgement in personam, personal judgment, personal judgement go
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
judgment in rem, judgement in rem go
a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
dismissal, judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal go
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
judgment on the merits, judgement on the merits go
judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings go
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
arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement go
the act of deciding as an arbiter
opinion, ruling go
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
finding go
the decision of a court on issues of fact or law