prejudgment

  • 1prejudgment — pre·judg·ment /ˌprē jəj mənt/ adj: occurring before the rendering of judgment a prejudgment attachment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prejudgment …

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  • 2Prejudgment — Pre*judg ment, n. The act of prejudging; decision before sufficient examination. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Prejudgment attachment — is a legal remedy that allows recovery of money damages by levying a security interest on the property of the party paying money damages. A writ of attachment is filed to secure debt or claim of the creditor in the event that a judgment is… …

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  • 4prejudgment interest — The interest a creditor is entitled to collect under a loan agreement or by law before going to court and obtaining a judgment against the debtor. Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Debt & Collection Agencies Nolo’s Plain English Law… …

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  • 5Prejudgment writ of attachment — A prejudgment writ of attachment may be ordered in a legal action where a plaintiff has demonstrated fraud in the underlying action or that defendant may attempt to hide assets from the court. In this context, a prejudgment writ of attachment… …

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  • 6prejudgment — noun see prejudge …

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  • 7prejudgment — See prejudger. * * * …

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  • 8prejudgment — noun A judgment made before the evidence has been presented …

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  • 9prejudgment — Synonyms and related words: bent, bias, favoritism, forejudgment, inclination, jaundice, jaundiced eye, leaning, one sidedness, partialism, partiality, partisanship, preconception, predilection, prejudice, prepossession, twist, undetachment,… …

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  • 10prejudgment — prɪː dÊ’ÊŒdÊ’mÉ™nt n. act of passing judgment ahead of time, act of sentencing in advance; advance decision, early ruling …

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