judgment
Definition
Official decision of a court given at the end of a trial. In civil cases, a judgment determines the respective rights and claims of the parties involved. In criminal cases, judgment includes the pronouncement of guilt (or its absence) and, if the defendant is convicted, the sentence. A judgment may also include the reasoning forming the basis of the court's decision. It may be cited as an authority, and treated as a precedent for other similar cases. Also called order. Also spelled as judgement.
judgment is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
judgment appears in the definitions of the following terms:
default judgment,
judgment proof,
prevailing party,
competence,
expert evidence,
proof,
authority,
absolute title,
Phillips curve,
summary judgment
and
judgment appears in the other terms:
business judgment rule,
judgment in default,
judgment creditor,
accelerated judgment,
confession of judgment,
mistake in judgment,
deficiency judgment,
judgment debtor,
satisfaction of judgment,
judgment lien
and
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