a judgment passed by a court because someone did not appear in court or did not do something they were ordered to do. It is sometimes called a judgment in default.
If the defendantfails to reply within 14 days, a defaultjudgment will be entered in the claimant’s favour.
Synonyms and related words
Judgments, verdicts and official orders
acquit
acquittal
affiliation order
default judgment
noun countable legal
US /dɪˈfɔlt ˌdʒʌdʒmənt/
Word Forms
singular
default judgment
plural
default judgments
DEFINITIONS1
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a judgment passed by a court because someone did not appear in court or did not do something they were ordered to do. It is sometimes called a judgment in default.
If the defendantfails to reply within 14 days, a defaultjudgment will be entered in the claimant’s favor.