judgement on the pleadings

NOUN
26 LETTERS · STARTS WITH J

judgement on the pleadings is a valid 26-letter word worth 41 points in Scrabble and 51 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
J8U1D2G2E1M3E1N1T1O1N1T1H4E1P3L1E1A1D2I1N1G2S1
8 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =41 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 82TRIPLE WORD → 123
MEANING

What does judgement on the pleadings mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.