Consent judgment

A consent judgment resolves an action by agreement, entered as a court order. Most SEC settlements are entered without the defendant admitting or denying the allegations, which means a settlement is not a finding of fact.

law and enforcement · updated 2026-09-08

See also

• Neither admit nor deny — Neither admit nor deny is the standard settlement posture in SEC and CFTC matters: the defendant accepts the relief without conced…
• Allegation — An allegation is an assertion that a regulator or prosecutor intends to prove but has not yet proved. Every filed action on this s…

Terms that refer here

Administrative proceeding · Allegation · Injunction · Neither admit nor deny

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