summary judgment

[ suhm-uh-ree juhj-muhnt ]

nounLaw.

a judgment that is entered without the necessity of jury trial, as one based on affidavits that convince the court that there is no arguable issue: The creditor filed a motion for summary judgment against the debtor.

Origin of summary judgment

First recorded in 1795–1800

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The companies sought a jury trial, but Judge Vince Chhabria yesterday granted Cloudflare's motion for summary judgment in a ruling in US District Court for the Northern District of California.
Cloudflare doesn’t have to cut off copyright-infringing websites, judge rules | Jon Brodkin | October 7, 2021 | Ars Technica
Although it's a partial summary judgment, the ruling by a federal judge rejects Locast's primary defense against claims of copyright infringement.
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The motion filed by Eller’s attorneys calls on the court to rule against the school system’s motion for summary judgment.
Trans teacher, P.G. County schools face off in discrimination lawsuit | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | May 4, 2021 | Washington Blade
Late Wednesday, the Justice Department asked for a two-week extension, until March 3, to respond to Open Society’s request for a summary judgment.
Release of intelligence report on Khashoggi killing could push already strained U.S.-Saudi relations to new lows | Karen DeYoung | February 18, 2021 | Washington Post
Retribution was fast setting in, and summary judgment had overtaken them in a number of places.
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure | Timothy Gowing

An obligee of a common money bond can, since the date of the Judicature Act, obtain summary judgment under O. xiv.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 | Various
He will execute summary judgment upon His enemies, and take to Himself His great power and reign.
The Lord's Coming | C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
Here, after a summary judgment, he was shot at night in the moat behind the guardhouse.
Royal Palaces and Parks of France | Milburg Francisco Mansfield
By the ninth of July the affair was sufficiently advanced for a "summary judgment."
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. | William H. Prescott

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