court judgment
Judge's final decision
A court judgment is an official decision issued by a judge or court resolving a legal dispute.
The judgment determines the rights and obligations of the parties—who wins, who pays, who must act or refrain from acting.
The court judgment awarded her custody of the children.
A judgment may be appealed to a higher court.
- benchShared seating surface
- punitive damagesAward beyond actual losses
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- asset seizureLegal taking of property
restitution · settlement · legal fees · garnishment · enforcement · trial · writ of execution · judge · appeal · verdict · final ruling · monetary award · hearing · civil case · precedent · adjudication · defendant · decision
- debtscredit card debt, car loan, student loan, loans, bank loan
- constitutional lawConstitution, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment
- malpracticemalpractice, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, malpractice insurance, professional negligence
- bankruptcybankruptcy, Chapter 11, Chapter 7, bankruptcy petition, bankruptcy code
- debt enforcementdebt collection, debt recovery, garnishment, wage garnishment, levy
- tax courtstax hearing, tax appeal, tax case, tax dispute, first instance
court judgmentadvisory opinion
Nonbinding judicial statement
speculation · conjecture · suggestion · gut feeling · legal advice
court judgmentpreliminary hearing
Proceeding to evaluate evidence
motion · complaint · arraignment · indictment · mistrial
court judgmentout-of-court settlement
Resolution bypassing formal litigation
mediation · handshake deal · mutual agreement · vigilante justice · mob justice