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Meaning of "summary offence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUMMARY OFFENCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUMMARY OFFENCE

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determiner
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Summary offence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUMMARY OFFENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Summary offence

A summary offence is a crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment.

Definition of summary offence in the English dictionary

The definition of summary offence in the dictionary is an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUMMARY OFFENCE

summaries
summarily
summariness
summarisable
summarisation
summariser
summarist
summarizable
summarization
summarize
summarizer
summary
summary jurisdiction
summat
summate
summation
summational
summational tone
summative
summative assessment

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUMMARY OFFENCE

at your convenience
chain-link fence
civil defence
criminal offence
defence
electric fence
fence
Ministry of Defence
offence
on the fence
over the fence
perimeter fence
picket fence
post-and-rail fence
rabbit-proof fence
ring fence
ring-fence
self-defence
sit on the fence
take offence
the defence

Synonyms and antonyms of summary offence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «summary offence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUMMARY OFFENCE

Find out the translation of summary offence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of summary offence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «summary offence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简易程序罪行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delito sumario
570 millions of speakers

English

summary offence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सारांश अपराध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملخص جريمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резюме преступление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resumo ofensa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত অপরাধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infraction sommaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesalahan pelanggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ordnungswidrigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

要約犯罪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요약 범죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ringkesan pelanggaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tóm lại hành vi phạm tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருக்கமான குற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सारांश अपराध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özet suç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riepilogo reato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podsumowanie przestępstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резюме злочин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infracțiune rezumat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πταίσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opsomming oortreding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förseelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sammendrag krenkelser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of summary offence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMMARY OFFENCE»

The term «summary offence» is used very little and occupies the 158.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMMARY OFFENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «summary offence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «summary offence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about summary offence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMMARY OFFENCE»

Discover the use of summary offence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to summary offence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Conspiracy and attempts: a consultation paper
SHOULD CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A SUMMARY OFFENCE ITSELF BECOME A SUMMARY OFFENCE? 6.68 Under the current law, a conspiracy to commit a summary offence is triable on indictment. The reason for this is partly symbolic ...
‎2007
2
Criminal Litigation & Sentencing
Where an adultwho has been sent for trial under subsection (1) above subsequently appears or is brought before a magistrates' court charged with an either-way or summary offence which— (a) appears to the court to be related to the offence ...
Peter Hungerford-Welch, Robert McPeake, Simone Start, 2013
3
Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook 2013
(6) Where a court sends a child or young person for trial under subsection (5) above, it may at the same time send him to the Crown Court for trial for any eitherway or summary offence with which he is charged which fulfils the requisite  ...
Andrew Keogh, 2012
4
A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure
As regards the summary offence, the magistrates commit neither for trial nor for sentence. What they do is perhaps best described as 'committing for plea', although that term is not used in the section. Thus, the summary offence is not included ...
John Sprack, 2012
5
Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book Only)
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David C. Ormerod, 2012
6
Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book only)
(C) tl'lC summary offence arises out 01: ClI'CUI'IlSCQl'lCfiS appear to tl'lC COlll't to DC {116 531116 215 O1' COl'lI'lCCt6C1 I116 circumstances 01: I116 OTTCIICC O1' 0116 O1: tl'lOSC either-way Ol'TCl'lCCS. On exercising the power in s.
‎2011
7
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Paragraph 6 of schedule 3 to the 1998 Act sets out the procedure to be followed where a summary offence is included in the offences sent for trial under s 51 or 51A. Paragraph 6(2) says that, if the defendant is convicted on the indictment, the  ...
Peter Hungerford-Welch, 2014
8
Blackstone's Statutes on Media Law
(c) (3) Where the court sends an adult for trial under subsection (1) above, it shall at the same time send him to the Crown Court for trial for any either-way or summary offence with which he is charged and which— (if it is an either-way offence) ...
Richard Caddell, Howard Johnson, 2013
9
Caribbean Criminal Practice
In addition, statute provides that certain indictable offences may be tried summarily.1 When this procedure is invoked, the matter is thereafter tried in the same manner as a summary offence. Summary proceedings are governed almost ...
Seetahal, 2001
10
Criminal Law in Hong Kong
If an offence is triable summarily, then it is a 'summary offence' and must be tried in the magistrates' courts before a magistrate. Common law offences remain triable on indictment. Statutory offences will usually be expressly designated as ...
Michael Jackson, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMMARY OFFENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term summary offence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Criminal with 500 offences avoids jail sentence
Those summary offences include such crimes as offensive behaviour; being drunk and disorderly in a public place; behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
50000 hits for 'assault' video
Michelle Hewitt, prosecuting, said: “These are summary offences of assault by beating of another youth, aged 17, which occurred at the end of last week ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jun 15»
3
Dartmouth crash victim detained after confronting truck driver
The 53-year-old driver was issued a summary offence ticket. Another woman in the car was taken to hospital for assessment. Report Typo · Send Feedback. «CBC.ca, May 15»
4
Those convicted of regulatory offences in England and Wales face …
They will be payable by adult and corporate offenders in respect of offences committed ... Those convicted of summary offences in the Magistrates' Court will be ... «Out-Law.com, Apr 15»
5
Crown lawyer asks for jail time for man who left infant permanently …
The Crown is asking for the maximum sentence for a summary offence, which is 18 months in jail. "Very sad case," prosecutor Christine Driscoll said outside of ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
6
Judge clears Halifax in landfill sediment case
The provincial Environment Department issued a summary offence ticket to the ... The offences were alleged to have occurred between January 2013 and ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jan 15»
7
Making an arrest in T&T
Under section 104 of the Summary Courts Act, Chap. 4:20, an officer may usually arrest any person whom he finds in the act of committing a summary offence. «Trinidad Guardian, Jan 15»
8
New 'paperless arrest' laws in NT under attack
On Wednesday the NT Parliament passed the new laws, which allow police to arrest someone who has committed a summary offence and hold them for up to ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
9
Police ticket driver, 73, who hit 81-year-old pedestrian
On Thursday, Halifax Regional Police said they've issued two summary offence tickets to the 73-year-old driver. Police say he had a blood alcohol content of ... «CBC.ca, Oct 14»
10
Saskatchewan launches ticketing system for safety offences
(Canadian OH&S News) -- Saskatchewan employers who violate oh&s regulations are now receiving summary offence tickets (SOTs), which charge fines ... «OHS Canada, Jul 14»

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