Summary

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  • noun. A brief statement mentioning the main points of something.
  • adjective. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise.
  • adjective. Performed speedily and without ceremony.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Containing the sum or substance only; reduced to few words; short; brief; concise; compendious: as, a summary statement of arguments or objections.
  • Rapidly performed; quickly executed; effected by a short way or method; without hesitation, delay, or formality.
  • Synonyms Succinct, Condensed, etc. (see concise); synoptical, terse, pithy.
  • Prompt, rapid.
  • noun. An abridged or condensed statement or account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium containing the sum or substance of a fuller statement.
  • noun. In law, a short application to a court or judge, without the formality of a full proceeding.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
  • adjective. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious.
  • adjective. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
  • adjective. Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
  • adjective. Performed by cutting the procedures of a normal trial.
  • noun. An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. briefly giving the gist of something
  • noun. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
  • adjective. performed speedily and without formality
  • Word Usage
    "In such cases, one usually can avoid the term summary judgment and say that “the judge dismissed the case before trial”"
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