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summary judgment

judgment rendered without a trial, as when there is agreement among the parties as to the material facts and only a question of law needs to be resolved

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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