judgment as a matter of law
- A court ruling in favor of one side made before presenting the case to the jury because there is no sufficient legal evidence that would allow a rational jury to support the opposing party's claim
- The case was dismissed with a judgment as a matter of law due to lack of hard evidence pointing to the accused.
- Despite the emotional appeal of the plaintiff's testimony, the judge issued a judgment as a matter of law, as there was no concrete legal evidence to back up her claims.
- Prior to submitting the dispute to a panel of jurors, a judgment as a matter of law was issued because there was no substantive evidence supporting the defendant's argument.
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