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adj

Said of a judgment found after reading or hearing the complaint and the answer, and without waiting to hear or evaluate the evidence or the attorneysÂ’ arguments. See also summary judgment.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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