Summary Judgment Legal Meaning and Definition

Here is a simplified definition of the legal term Summary Judgment.

Summary Judgment (noun)

A summary judgment is a type of legal decision made by a court, where the court rules on certain aspects of a case without going to trial. This is possible when all the important facts of the case have already been settled or agreed upon, and the court only needs to interpret the law in relation to those facts. The judge's decision in a summary judgment is based solely on the facts established, without the need for further evidence or testimonies at trial.