summary offence

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summary offence

noun summary offences

  1. Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, UK 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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noun crime that can be proceeded against summarily

中文簡易罪 /简易罪 jiǎnyìzuì, 簡易程序罪行 /简易程序罪行 jiǎnyì chéngxù zuìxíng, 即決罪 /即决罪 jíjuézuì
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@misc{summary_offence_2026,
  title = {summary offence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/summary%20offence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}