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summary offence
summary offence n (Law) an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court Translationssummary offence Related to summary offence: Indictable offencesummary offence an offence which is charged in a summary court and which accordingly attracts a lesser sentence. The summary court will not have a jury. In the UK such courts are found in the Magistrates Court and the Sheriff Court. See INDICTABLE OFFENCE. |