judgment debt

noun

Law. a debt established or confirmed by decree of a court of law.

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Nearby words

judgmatic, judgment, judgment book, judgment call, judgment day, judgment debt, judgment note, judgment of paris, judgmental, judgy, judicable

Origin of judgment debt

First recorded in 1830–40

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