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Judgment on the Pleadings

nounid 78623·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
summary judgment
possessive
Judgment on the Pleadings's
pluralpossessive
Judgment on the Pleadingses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
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