Summary judgment is the legal term for a decision made by a court in a lawsuit when there is no genuine issue of material fact.
The legal term for a decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for a trial because there is no genuine issue of material fact is summary judgment.
It is a judgment entered by a court without a full trial when one party shows through its evidence that the other party could not possibly win at trial.
Summary judgment allows the court to determine that there is no genuine dispute over the material facts of the case and, therefore, no need for a trial.