final judgment

final judgment: index adjudication, conclusion (determination), decree, holding (ruling of a court), opinion (judicial decision)

final judgment: The final determination of a court case, put in writing by the judge who presided over the case. (See also: final decree)

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final judgment: n.

the written determination of a lawsuit by the judge who presided at trial (or heard a successful motion to dismiss or a stipulation for judgment), which renders (makes) rulings on all issues and completes the case unless it is appealed to a higher court. It is also called a final decree or final decision.

See also: final decree, interlocutory decree

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