summary offence

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Noun[edit]

summary offence (plural summary offences)

  1. (law, British, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong) A crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment, as required for an indictable offence.

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