default judgmentdefault judgment: in civil litigation, a judgment obtained b... More: in civil litigationlitigation: the bringing of a lawsuit or legal claim in cour... More, a judgment obtained by a claimant against a defendantdefendant: the respondent against whom court proceedings are... More who has failed to file and serve an acknowledgment of service or defence within the specified timeframe, which is usually 14 or 28 days.