judgment by default vs default judgment

judgment by default and default judgment both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

judgment by default (noun)	default judgment (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)