noun
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
• Syn: ↑default judgment, ↑default judgement, ↑judgement by default
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑judgment, ↑judgement, ↑judicial decision
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: a judgment entered as a result of the failure of a party to appear or to file a pleading or to perform some other act of an interlocutory nature required by law within the time allowed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.