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==Law==
==Law==
In [[law]], a '''default''' is the failure to do something required by [[law]] or to appear at a required [[time]] in legal proceedings.
In [[law]], a '''default''' is the failure to do something required by [[law]] or to appear at a required [[time]] in legal proceedings.
Entry of default in the United States district courts is governed by Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Entry of default in the United States district courts is governed by Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
==Default Judgment==
==Default Judgment==
is a binding [[judgment]] in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant has not responded to a summons or has failed to appear before a court of [[law]].
is a binding [[judgment]] in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant has not responded to a summons or has failed to appear before a court of [[law]].
