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A 'default judgment' is awarded to the plaintiff when the defendant does not appear in court to defend themselves against the claim. If the judgment was awarded to them in your absence, then you are required to obey the courts finding. Depending on what the claim was for, and in what amount, they may be able to seize, or place a lien against, property of yours equal in value to the claim they won.

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