Summary
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Summary
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Summary
An abridgement. As applied to legal proceedings, they are said to be summary when it is to be proceeded without delay and without all of the formalities of a trial.
Synonyms of Summary
noun
abbreviation
abridgement
abstract
analysis
brief
compend
compendium
compilation
compressed statement
conspectus
core
digest
epitoma
epitome
minute
note
outline
pandect
recap
recapitulation
report
restatement
review
short version
skeleton
summarium
syllabus
synopsis
adjective
brevis
concise
direct
done without delay
expeditious
hasty
hurried
immediate
instantaneous
prompt
quick
quickly executed
quickly performed
rapid
speedy
sudden
swift
Associated Concepts: summary action
summary contempt
summary conviction
summary hearing
summary judgment
summary proceeding
summary process
summary punishment
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Abstract, Abstract Of Title, Genuine Issue, Head Note, Magistrate, Material Fact, Proof, Small Claims Court.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Summary in Spanish
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