summary judgment

noun

: judgment that may be granted upon a party's motion when the pleadings, discovery, and any affidavits show that there is no issue of material fact and that the party is entitled to judgment in its favor as a matter of law

Examples of summary judgment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After several hundred Ohio school districts took the state to court over the program, Judge Jaiza Page of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granted summary judgments against the program; the state took its appeal to the 10th District Court of Appeals. —Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Tesla, the defendant, is seeking a motion for summary judgment and, as such, must submit undisputed facts that are sufficient to defeat the claims. —ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026

That’s why attorneys for the city asked Superior Court Judge Euketa Oliver to issue a summary judgment dismissing the case. —U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

On Friday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a summary judgment motion requested by the film producers Rust Movie Productions LLC, as well as actor/producer Baldwin and his firm El Dorado Pictures to dismiss the case. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for summary judgment

• judgement
• misjudgment
• prejudgment

Legal Definition

summary judgment

see also:

judgment sense 1a