summary offence

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Noun

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.

Translations

crime that can be proceeded against summarily

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 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)

• Finnish: rike (fi)
• German: Vergehen (de) n
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: tramgwydd diannod m