Consent judgment — A consent judgment is a final, binding judgment in a case in which both parties agree, by stipulation, to a particular outcome. A consent judgment is used in order to settle an issue before a court and to end litigation. A consent judgment is… … Wikipedia
consent judgment — noun : a judgment by a court exercising common law jurisdiction entered by consent of the parties upon stipulation or agreement * * * Law. a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action. Cf. consent decree (def. 2). * * * consent… … Useful english dictionary
consent judgment — A judgment entered by consent of the parties for the purpose of executing a compromise and settlement of an action; in effect, an agreement or contract of the parties acknowledged in court, and ordered to be recorded, with the sanction of the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
consent judgment — Law. a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action. Cf. consent decree (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition … Law dictionary
consent — con·sent n 1 a: compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specif: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge… … Law dictionary
consent decree — see decree Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. consent decree n … Law dictionary
consent decree — n. a negotiated agreement of the parties to a lawsuit which resolves the disputed issues and is sanctioned by the court; often, specif., such an agreement by which the defendant agrees to cease an activity or practice asserted by the government… … English World dictionary
Consent decree — A consent decree (also referred to as a consent order or stipulated judgment or agreed judgment) is a final, binding judicial decree or judgment memorializing a voluntary agreement between parties to a suit in return for withdrawal of a criminal… … Wikipedia
judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion … Black's law dictionary
