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default judgment
[difôlt′]
Etymology: L, defallere, to lack, judicare, to decide
(in law) a judgment rendered against a defendant as a result of the defendant's failure to appear in court or to answer the plaintiff's claim within the proper time.


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After obtaining a default judgement in the couple's absence, he successfully argued that he should be allowed to serve it to them via Facebook.
After obtaining a default judgement in the couple's absence, he successfully argued that he should be allowed to serve it to them via Facebook.
Byline: ANI Melbourne, December 13 (ANI): Facebook has apparently started to leave its impact on judicial systems also, with the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory ruling that a default judgement can be served on defendants by notification on the social networking website.
 
 
 
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