summary — 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 … Law dictionary
summary 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… … Law dictionary
Summary — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
process — A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; method, mode or operation, whereby a result or effect is produced; normal or actual course of procedure; regular proceeding, as, the process of… … Black's law dictionary
summary ejectment — See process (summary process) … Black's law dictionary
summary eviction — See process (summary process) … Black's law dictionary
Summary 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… … Wikipedia
Summary 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… … Wikipedia
summary judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. summary judgment … Law dictionary
summary judgment — UK US noun [C or U] LAW ► a legal process in which a court makes a decision based on the facts that have been provided, without ordering a trial: »The theory of summary judgment is that judges may rule for one side or the other only after finding … Financial and business terms
