Judgment (law) 161977 212933427 2008-05-16T22:51:30Z 99.253.7.97 {{otheruses|Judgement (disambiguation)}} {{CivilProcedure}} A '''judgment''' (see [[#Spelling|spelling note]] below), in a [[legal]] context, is synonymous with the formal decision made by a [[court]] following a [[lawsuit]]. At the same time the court may also make a range of [[court order]]s, such as imposing a [[sentence (law)|sentence]] upon a [[Guilt (law)|guilt]]y [[defendant]] in a [[Criminal law|criminal]] matter, or providing a [[remedy]] for the [[plaintiff]] in a [[civil law (common law)|civil law]] matter. In the [[United States]], under the rules of [[civil procedure]] governing practice in federal courts and most state courts, the ''entry of judgment'' is the final order entered by the court in the case, leaving no further action to be taken by the court with respect to the issues contested by the parties to the lawsuit. With certain exceptions, only a ''final judgment'' is subject to [[appeal]]. ==Types of judgment in law== * [[Consent judgment]], a final, binding judgment in a case in which both parties agree, by stipulation, to a particular outcome * [[Declaratory judgment]], a judgment of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute * [[Default judgment]], a binding judgment in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant has not responded to a summons * [[Summary judgment]], a legal term which means that a court has made a determination without a full trial * [[Vacated judgment]], the result of the judgment of an appellate court which overturns, reverses, or sets aside the judgment of a lower court * [[Value judgment]], a judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something == Spelling == The spelling ''judgment'' is found in the [[Authorized Version]] of the Bible. As a result, it is the preferred spelling in a legal context throughout the common law world. In a non-legal context, however, the situation differs between countries. The spelling ''judgement'' (with e added) largely replaced ''judgment'' in the [[United Kingdom]] in a non-legal context, possibly because writing ''dg'' without a following ''e'' for the /dʒ/ was seen as an incorrect spelling. In the context of the law and theology, however, ''judgment'' is preferred. In the [[U.S.]] ''judgment'' strongly prevails. In [[Canada]] and [[Australia]], in a non-legal context both forms are equally acceptable, although ''judgment'' is more common in Canada and ''judgement'' in Australia.<ref>Pam Peters, ''The Cambridge Guide to English Usage'', p. 303.</ref> However, in a legal and theological context, ''judgment'' is the only correct form. In [[New Zealand]] the form ''judgment'' is the preferred spelling in dictionaries, newspapers and legislation, although the variant ''judgement'' can also be found in all three categories. In [[South Africa]], ''judgement'' is the more common form. See further at [[American and British English spelling differences]]. ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Judgment (law)| ]] [[cs:Rozsudek]] [[de:Entscheidung (Gericht)]] [[et:Otsustus]] [[fr:Jugement (judiciaire)]] [[io:Judicio]] [[ia:Judicamento]] [[ja:判決]] [[no:Dom]] [[sk:Rozsudok]] [[fi:Tuomio]]