Procedure

Summary Judgment

/ SUM-uh-ree JUJ-ment /

Definition

A judgment without trial when no material facts are in dispute.

Used in Context

“Summary judgment was granted because there were no genuine issues to try.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: summarium, brief account

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