# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 12.1: Meaning of ‘default judgment’


In these Rules, ‘default judgment’ means judgment without trial where a defendant—
(a) has failed to file an acknowledgment of service; or
(b) has failed to file a defence or any document intended to be a defence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/12.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-12.1
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