summary+(noun)

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• summary — ► NOUN (pl. summaries) ▪ a brief statement of the main points of something. ► ADJECTIVE 1) dispensing with needless details or formalities. 2) Law (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities. DERIVATIVES summarily… …   English terms dictionary

• summary — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, apt, clear, cogent (esp. AmE), excellent, fair, good, useful ▪ Is that a fair summary of the situa …   Collocations dictionary

• summary — 1. summary, noun An abridgment; brief; compendium; digest; also a short application to a court or judge, without the formality of a full proceeding 2. summary, adj Short; concise; immediate; peremptory; off hand; without a jury; provisional;… …   Black's law dictionary

• summary — sum·ma·ry / sə mə rē/ adj: done immediately, concisely, and without usual formal procedures; esp: used in or done by summary proceeding compare plenary sum·mar·i·ly /sə mer ə lē/ adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

• summary judgment — UK US noun [C or U] LAW ► a legal process in which a court makes a decision based on the facts that have been provided, without ordering a trial: »The theory of summary judgment is that judges may rule for one side or the other only after finding …   Financial and business terms

• summary — (adj.) early 15c., from M.L. summarius of or pertaining to the sum or substance, from L. summa whole, gist (see SUM (Cf. sum)). Sense of done promptly is first found 1713. The noun meaning a summary statement or account is first recorded c.1500,… …   Etymology dictionary

• summary dismissal — UK US noun [C or U] HR, WORKPLACE ► a situation in which a company tells an employee that they have lost their job and must leave immediately because of something dishonest or illegal that they have done: »Some employers claim that recreational… …   Financial and business terms

• summary judgment — noun a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law • Syn: ↑summary judgement, ↑judgment on the pleadings, ↑judgement on the… …   Useful english dictionary

• summary offence — noun (law) One which is tried by a magistrate • • • Main Entry: ↑summary …   Useful english dictionary

• summary jurisdiction — noun Law the authority of a court to use summary proceedings and arrive at a judgement …   English new terms dictionary

• summary offence — noun Law an offence within the scope of a summary court …   English new terms dictionary