Meanings
nounsummary offence (plural summary offences)
plural summary offences
- AustraliaCanadaHong KongUKlawA 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 簡易罪 /简易罪, 簡易程序罪行 /简易程序罪行
- 簡易罪 /简易罪 (jiǎnyìzuì)crime that can be proceeded against summarily
- 簡易程序罪行 /简易程序罪行 (jiǎnyì chéngxù zuìxíng)crime that can be proceeded against summarily
- 即決罪 /即决罪 (jíjuézuì)crime that can be proceeded against summarily
Finnish rike
- rikecrime that can be proceeded against summarily
German Vergehen
- Vergehencrime that can be proceeded against summarily
Welsh tramgwydd diannod
- tramgwydd diannodcrime that can be proceeded against summarily
Cite this entry
APA
summary offence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summary%20offence
MLA
“summary offence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summary%20offence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summary offence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summary%20offence.
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