enter a judgment
THE FORMAL DECISION MADE BY A COURT FOLLOWING A LAWSUIT
Court decision; Enter a judgment; Entry of judgment; Reserved decision; Legal judgment; Money judgment; Monetary judgment; Reserved judgment; Judgement (law); Legal judgement; Reserved judgement
v. to officially record a judgment on the "judgment roll," which entry is normally performed by the court clerk once the exact wording of the judgment has been prepared or approved and signed by the trial judge. All times for appeal and other post-judgment actions are based on the date of the entry of judgment and not the date when the judgment is announced.
See also: entry of judgment