summary
/ˈsʌm(ə)ri
/noun (plural summaries)
A brief statement or account of the main points of something: a summary of Chapter Three...
- The summaries are brief, focussed and numbered for easy identification.
- Then there is the additional problem that many of us only see brief summaries of these reports in the press.
- At the time of the inquiry the families had been supplied with summaries of both witness statements and other material used in evidence.
Synonyms
synopsis, precis, résumé, abstract, abridgement, digest, compendium, condensation, encapsulation, abbreviated version;
outline, sketch, rundown, review, summing-up, survey, overview, run-through, notes, recapitulation, recap;
French tour d'horizon;
North American wrap-up
rare epitome, conspectus, summa
adjective
1Not including needless details or formalities; brief: summary financial statements...
- In addition, short summary statements can be used to denote events, personal strengths, and so on.
- Attach supporting documentation and details behind the summary page for information.
- Offer a brief summary answer, links to threads, and outside material.
Synonyms
abridged, abbreviated, shortened, condensed, concise, succinct, thumbnail, compact, terse, short, compressed, cursory, compendious, synoptic;
brief, crisp, pithy, to the point
2 Law (Of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities: summary arrest...
- It also shows that copyright holders and their supporters will lean on the police to dispense summary punishment through judicial seizure.
- The Soviets executed soldiers on an infinitely greater scale, either after due process or as summary military punishment.
- They have the power of summary arrest and extradition, in spite of existing British laws, which specifically prohibit such action.
Synonyms
immediate, instant, instantaneous, on-the-spot, direct, forthwith, prompt;
speedy, swift, rapid, expeditious, without delay, without hesitation, sudden, hasty, abrupt;
arbitrary, without formality, without notice, without warning, peremptory, without discussion
2.1(Of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury.It retains its character as an indictable offence and it is not a summary conviction before a Court of Petty Sessions....
- The Crown will proceed by summary conviction, which means there will be no preliminary hearing and the trial will be by judge alone.
- In those circumstances it would be correct for the judge to remove the issue from the jury and grant summary judgment.
Phrases
in summary
Derivatives
summariness
- But the requirement of simplicity and summariness means that elaborate pleadings should in general be avoided.
- Perhaps it is this very wide coverage that imparts to the book a certain summariness and a certain diffuseness.
- The very summariness of the trial tells us that justice in Russia is arbitrary.
Origin
Late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin summarius, from summa 'sum total' (see sum).