■ noun ( plural 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.
↘(of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury.
Derivatives
summarily adverb
summariness noun
Origin
ME: from L. summarius , from summa (see sum ).