Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: judgement by default
  1. (law) a judgment entered in favour of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
    - default judgment, default judgement, judgment by default

Type of: judgement, judgment, judicial decision

Nearest

Jude
Jude the Apostle
Judea
Judeo-
Judeo-Christian
Judeo-Spanish
judge
judge advocate
judge advocate general
judgement
judgement by default
Judgement Day
judgement in personam
judgement in rem
judgement of dismissal
judgement on the merits
judgement on the pleadings
judgemental
judger
Judges
judge's robe