Consent Judgment: The provisions and terms of the judgment are agreed on by the parties and submitted to the Court for its sanction and approval.
consent judgment
n. a judgment issued by a judge based on an agreement between the parties to a lawsuit to settle the matter, aimed at ending the litigation with a judgment that is enforceable.
Consent judgment
Definition
: a judgment approved and entered by a court by consent of the parties upon agreement or stipulation
: See also consent decree ...
A consent judgment, or agreed judgment, is a final decision that is entered on agreement of the litigants; is examined and evaluated by the court; and, if sanctioned by the court, is ordered to be recorded as a binding judgment.
3d 1170, 174, that a consent judgment is not usually given preclusive effect in subsequent litigation on a different cause of action, unless the parties manifest an intent in the consent judgment to give it such preclusive effect.
It is used when there is no dispute as to the facts of the case and one party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Consent judgment occurs when the provisions and terms of the judgment are agreed on by the parties and submitted to the court ...
 See also: Judgment, Court, Parties, Consent, Law
  
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