summary judgment

[ suhm-uh-ree juhj-muhnt ]

/ ˈsʌm ə ri ˌdʒʌdʒ mənt /

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noun Law.

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.

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Origin of summary judgment

First recorded in 1795–1800

Words nearby summary judgment

summand, summarily, summarize, summary, summary court-martial, summary judgment, summary offence, summary proceeding, summat, summate, Summa Theologica

How to use summary judgment in a sentence

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.
Locast’s free TV service shuts down after losing copyright ruling [Updated]|Jon Brodkin|September 2, 2021|Ars Technica
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

Interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
[These actions] call into question not only their judgment but how true the effort is to expanding into those communities.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We have reached a tipping point in the culture where Americans are now trained to look to the rules instead of their own judgment.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it seems to me that with adolescence comes the right to knowledge and the right of judgment.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Now for the tempering of the Gudgeons, I leave it to the judgment of the Workman; but a word or two of the polishing of it.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
No man opens his ware with greater seriousness, or challenges your judgment more in the operation.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.