Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun judgment_on_the_merits

1 sense of judgment on the merits

Sense 1
judgment on the merits, judgement on the merits -- (judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented)
       => judgment, judgement, judicial decision -- ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)