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Judgment
A judgment, in a legal context, is synonymous
with the formal decision made by a court following a lawsuit. At the same time
the court may also make a range of court orders, such as imposing a sentence
upon a guilty defendant in a criminal matter, or providing a remedy for the
plaintiff in a civil law matter.
In the United States, under the rules of civil
procedure governing practice in federal courts and most state courts, the entry
of judgment is the final order entered by the court in the case, leaving no
further action to be taken by the court with respect to the issues contested by
the parties to the lawsuit. With certain exceptions, only a final judgment is
subject to appeal.
• Consent judgment, a final, binding
judgment in a case in which both parties
agree, by stipulation, to a particular outcome
• Declaratory judgment, a judgment of a court in a civil case which
declares
the rights, duties, or obligations of each party
in a dispute
• Default judgment, a binding judgment in favor of the plaintiff when
the
defendant has not responded to a summons
• Summary judgment, means that a court has made a determination
without
a full trial
• Vacated judgment, the result of the judgment of an appellate court
which
overturns, reverses, or sets aside the judgment
of a lower court
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