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61summary judgement — noun a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law • Syn: ↑summary judgment, ↑judgment on the pleadings, ↑judgement on the… …
62summary jurisdiction — noun : the authority or power of a court to use a summary procedure …
63summary jurisdiction — /sʌməri dʒurəsˈdɪkʃən/ (say sumuhree joohruhs dikshuhn) noun Law the jurisdiction, exercised by a court at the lower level in a justice system, as a magistrates court, to try persons accused of minor criminal offences without a jury …
64summary judgment — Law. a judgment, as in an action for debt, that is entered without the necessity of jury trial, based on affidavits of the creditor and debtor that convince the court that there is no arguable issue. * * * …
65summary judgment — noun The determination by a court that no factual issues are in dispute, and that the legal issues require the case to be decided in favor of one party or the other …
66summary courts martial — See Court Martial …
67summary jurisdiction — The jurisdiction of a court to give a judgment or make an order itself forthwith; e.g., to commit to prison for contempt. In the case of justices of the peace, a jurisdiction to convict an offender themselves instead of committing him for trial… …
68summary contempt proceeding — A proceeding for an adjudication of contempt for a direct contempt in the immediate presence of the court, without pleading, affidavit, or formal charges, albeit the accused may be entitled to a hearing or at least opportunity to make an… …
69special court-martial — noun a court martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers • Hypernyms: ↑court martial * * * noun : a court martial consisting of at least three officers, a trial judge… …
70general court–martial — n: a court martial consisting of a military judge and usu. at least five members and having authority to impose a sentence of dishonorable discharge or death compare special court martial, summary court martial Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
