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JUDICIAL DECISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
Synonyms:
judgement; judgment; judicial decision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("judicial decision" is a kind of...):
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)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "judicial decision"):
reversal (a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside)
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))
dismissal; judgement of dismissal; judgment of 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; arbitration; arbitrement (the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment)
opinion; ruling (the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself))
finding (the decision of a court on issues of fact or law)
