Meaning ready. A court may use this term to state that a cause of action has not yet arisen (is not ripe) for which a court of law can address the wrong and fix a remedy. A suit is said to be “ripe for Judgment” when it is so far advanced, by verdict, default, confession, the determination of all pending motions, or other disposition of preliminary or disputed matters, that nothing remains for the court but to render the appropriate Judgment.