Definition of DEFINITIVE in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEFINITIVE
That which finally and completely ends and settles a controversy. A definitive sentence or judgment is put in opposition to an interlocutory judgment. Thompson v. Graham, 246 Pa. 202, 92 A. 118, 119; Interstate Electric Co. v. Interstate Electric Co. of Shreveport, La.App., 6 So.2d 39, 40.
A distinction may be taken between a final and a definitive judgment. The former term is applicable when the judgment exhausts the powers of the particular court in which it is rendered; while the latter word designates a judgment that is above any review or contingency of reversal. U. S. v. The Peggy, 1 Cranch, 103, 2 L.Ed. 49.
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