Types
- Consent decree, a final, binding judgment in a case in which both parties agree, by agreement, 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, a legal term which 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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