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1Summary jurisdiction — Summary jurisdiction, in the widest sense of the phrase, in English law includes the power asserted by courts of record to deal brevi manu with contempts of court without the intervention of a jury. Probably the power was originally exercisable… …
2Summary Jury Trial — is an alternative dispute resolution technique, increasingly being used in civil disputes in the United States.It is one of the new forms of dispute resolution being advanced by the regular courts in an effort to reduce docket congestion. In… …
3summary judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. summary judgment …
4summary — sum·ma·ry / sə mə rē/ adj: done immediately, concisely, and without usual formal procedures; esp: used in or done by summary proceeding compare plenary sum·mar·i·ly /sə mer ə lē/ adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
5summary adjudication of issues — n. a court order ruling that certain factual issues are already determined prior to trial. This summary adjudication is based upon a motion by one of the parties contending that these issues are settled and need not be tried. The motion is… …
6summary process — n: a procedure allowed to enforce a claim or right in a summary manner; specif: a procedure to repossess real property esp. from a tenant upon nonpayment or other default: a summary eviction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …
7summary plan description — (SPD) USA A written summary of an employee benefit plan that informs participants and beneficiaries of their rights and obligations under the plan. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( …
8Summary — Sum ma*ry, a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See {Sum}.] 1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, rapidly performed;… …
9summary financial statement — (SFS) A shortened version of a company s full statutory accounts. An SFS includes a summary auditors report and, in the case of quoted companies, a summary directors remuneration report. All companies which have had their full accounts audited… …
10summary proceeding — see proceeding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. summary proceeding …
