SUMMARY


Meaning of SUMMARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsʌmərɪ ]

n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) a brief account; an abridgement. --adj. 1 dispensing with needless details or formalities; brief (a summary account). 2 Law (of a trial etc.) without the customary legal formalities (summary justice). øsummary conviction a conviction made by a judge or magistrates without a jury. summary jurisdiction the authority of a court to use summary proceedings and arrive at a judgement. summary offence an offence within the scope of a summary court. øøsummarily adv. summariness n. [ME f. L summarium f. L summa SUM]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.