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  summary judgement
       n : a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because
           no material issue of fact exists and one party or the
           other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn:
           summary judgment, judgment on the pleadings, judgement
           on the pleadings]

  summary judgement /sˈʌməɹi dʒˈʌdʒmənt/
   [Br.] Urteil im Schnellverfahren
   see: summary, summary administration, summary dismissal, summary proceedings, summary process, summary jurisdiction, summary trial