judgment debt

judgment debt
judgment debt see debt

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

judgment debt
A debt that arises out of a judgment in a lawsuit.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

judgment debt
n.
   the amount of money in a judgment award to the winning party, which is owed to the winner by the losing party.
   See also: judgment, judgment creditor

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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