judgment on the merits

English Thesaurus

1. judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented (noun.act)

hypernym	:	judgement, judgment, judicial decision,
definition	:	(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)