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/dʒˈədʒmənt baɪ dɪfˈɔlt/ Listen

Judgment by default

noun

A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court). Synonyms: default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default.

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... of the case. On that day the judges took their seats in state, and proclamation was made that the court was ready for business. Five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes passed, and yet no Fridolin appeared. Landulph rose, and was in the act of claiming judgment by default when a strange clacking sound was heard coming up the stairs. In another moment Fridolin entered at the door and came walking in a deep hush down the middle aisle, with a tall ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

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