default judgment

Default judgment is a binding judgment in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant has not responded to a summons or has failed to appear before a court.In a civil trial involving damages, a default judgment will enter the amount of damages pled in the original complaint. If proof of damages is required, the court may schedule another hearing on that issue.A defendant can have a default judgment vacated, or set aside, by filing a motion, after the judgment is entered, by showing of a proper excuse.
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Noun
1. a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
(synonym) default judgement, judgment by default, judgement by default
(hypernym) judgment, judgement, judicial decision
(classification) law, jurisprudence

Obtained by the claimant as a result of the failure of a defendant to comply with the requirements of a claim ie reply or pay within a 14 day period after service of the claim 

A ruling entered against a defendant who fails to answer a summons in a lawsuit.