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judgment of dismissal

judgment of dismissal

8.3
A court decision that ends a case without a trial
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt əv dɪsˈmɪsəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : sentencia de desestimación
  • The judge entered a judgment of dismissal after finding insufficient evidence to proceed.

Examples

  • Due to procedural errors, a judgment of dismissal was granted in favor of the defendant.

  • Plaintiff's attorney appealed the judgment of dismissal to a higher court.

  • The court issued a judgment of dismissal yesterday.

  • Did the judge deliver a judgment of dismissal?

  • The judge entered a judgment of dismissal after finding insufficient evidence to proceed.

  • Plaintiff's attorney appealed the judgment of dismissal to a higher court.

  • Due to procedural errors, a judgment of dismissal was granted in favor of the defendant.

Synonyms

dismissal
vsjudgment of dismissal
  • Formal
22 5.1

A judge's order that ends a case without a trial

is the same legal decision but phrased as a longer formal expression

Surface Forms

judgment of dismissal singular
judgments of dismissal plural
judgements of dismissal plural
judgement of dismissal singular

Morphology

judgment + of + dismissal

The phrase is directly compositional: it denotes a 'judgment' that is one 'of dismissal' — i.e., a court decision that dismisses the case. Although legal register may be formal, a learner who knows 'judgment' and 'dismissal' can infer the meaning from the constituents and the linking 'of', a pattern common across languages.

Etymology

Judgment of dismissal may come from the simple image of a judge writing a judgment, meaning a decision, and then giving a dismissal, meaning sending the case away so it stops before trial. That's why it means 'a court decision that ends the case without a trial'.