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summary jurisdiction

noun

Etymology

Compound of summary + jurisdiction.

Definitions

  1. The authority of a court of law to summarily issue a conviction, typically for a petty…

    The authority of a court of law to summarily issue a conviction, typically for a petty crime, without requiring a trial by jury.

    • […] I would (so far as regards children under fourteen years) take from magistrates their present power of summary jurisdiction, and substitute very extensive powers of a different nature ; […]

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