#judicial_decision__judgment__judgement  (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
  supertype:  due_process_of_law__due_process__dueproces  (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
  subtype:  reversal.judicial_decision  a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
  subtype:  affirmation  a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
  subtype:  confession_of_judgment__confession_of_judgement__cognovit_judgment__cognovit_judgement  a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
  subtype:  default_judgment__defaultjudgment__default_judgement__defaultjudgement__judgment_by_default__judgement_by_default  a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
  subtype:  non_prosequitur__nonprosequitur__non_pros  a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action
  subtype:  final_judgment__finaljudgment__final_decision__finaldecision  a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
     subtype:  judgment_of_conviction__conviction__sentence  a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
        subtype:  murder_conviction  conviction for murder
        subtype:  rape_conviction__rapeconviction  conviction for rape
        subtype:  robbery_conviction__robberyconviction  conviction for robbery
     subtype:  acquittal  a judgment of not guilty
  subtype:  judgment_in_personam__judgement_in_personam__personal_judgment__personal_judgement  a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
  subtype:  judgment_in_rem__judgement_in_rem  a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
  subtype:  judgment_of_dismissal__judgement_of_dismissal__dismissal  a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
  subtype:  judgment_on_the_merits__judgement_on_the_merits  judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
  subtype:  summary_judgment__summaryjudgment__summary_judgement__summaryjudgement__judgment_on_the_pleadings__judgement_on_the_pleadings  a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
  subtype:  arbitrament__arbitration__arbitrement  the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
  subtype:  ruling__opinion  the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
     subtype:  Bakke_decision  a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
     subtype:  fatwa  a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
  subtype:  finding  the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
     subtype:  verdict__finding_of_fact  (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
        subtype:  compromise_verdict  a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues
           subtype:  quotient_verdict  an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
        subtype:  directed_verdict  a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial
        subtype:  false_verdict__falseverdict  a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence
        subtype:  general_verdict__generalverdict  an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
        subtype:  partial_verdict__partialverdict  a finding (in criminal law) that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
        subtype:  special_verdict__specialverdict  a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other
     subtype:  finding_of_law__conclusion_of_law  a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts

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