| | In law, a '''judgment''' is the end-result of a civil trial. It encapsulates the court's verdict, and orders appropriate remedies. | | In law, a '''judgment''' is the end-result of a civil trial. It encapsulates the court's verdict, and orders appropriate remedies. |
| − | A judgment is the official and authentic decision of a court of justice upon the rights and claims of parties to an action or suit submitted to the court for determination. (See also [[summary judgment]]. | + | A '''judgment''' is the official and authentic decision of a court of justice upon the rights and claims of parties to an action or suit submitted to the court for determination. (See also [[summary judgment]]. |
| − | In [[federal court]], a judgment is "the pronouncement of that decision and the act that gives [the decision] legal effect." 10 Charles Alan Wright, Arthur R. Miller & Mary Kay Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure § 2651, at 9 (3d ed. 1998) (footnote omitted); ''see also Rau v. Apple-Rio Mgmt. Co.'', Inc., 85 F. Supp. 2d 1344, 1346 (N.D. Ga. 1999); ''Bryan v. City of Madison, Miss.'', 130 F. Supp. 2d 798, 805 (S.D. Miss. 1999). | + | In [[federal court]], a '''judgment''' is "the pronouncement of that decision and the act that gives [the decision] legal effect." 10 Charles Alan Wright, Arthur R. Miller & Mary Kay Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure § 2651, at 9 (3d ed. 1998) (footnote omitted); ''see also Rau v. Apple-Rio Mgmt. Co.'', Inc., 85 F. Supp. 2d 1344, 1346 (N.D. Ga. 1999); ''Bryan v. City of Madison, Miss.'', 130 F. Supp. 2d 798, 805 (S.D. Miss. 1999). |