offer of judgment 〈美〉判决提议 在联邦及多数州的民事诉讼中，在案件开庭审理前，反驳对方请求的一方当事人可向对方当事人送达其解决案件的提议，允许依照其提议中指定的金钱、财产或后果作出对其不利的判决。若提议送达后，对方当事人书面通知其接受提议的，则任一方当事人可将提议和接受提议的通知以及送达证明提交法庭，据此，书记官将判决登记在案。若对方当事人拒绝接受提议，且该方当事人最终获得的判决并不比提议更为有利时，该方当事人应负担提议作出之后所产生的费用。
offer of judgment. A settlement offer by one party to allow a specified judgment to be taken against the party. • In federal procedure (and in many states), if the adverse party rejects the offer, and if a judgment finally obtained by that party is not more favorable than the offer, then that party must