default judgment vs judgement by default

default judgment and judgement by default both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
default judgment	Yes	No	No	No
judgement by default	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, default judgment and judgement by default are synonyms defined as:

default judgment and judgement by default: a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)

Other synonyms of default judgment include default judgement, judgment by default.

default judgment (noun)	judgement by default (noun)
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)	a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)