Summary offence

An offence that can be tried before magistrates (“summarily”) and does not have the right to a jury trial.

Explanation attempts (158)

29 Oct 2012 16:33

The main offence when more than one offence committed

29 Oct 2012 17:27

A low level offence whereby a caution can be given

29 Oct 2012 21:29

a description of what the person has been charged with

29 Oct 2012 21:38

misdeminour, i.e minor crime

30 Oct 2012 09:01

IS TO APPEAR IN COURT

30 Oct 2012 11:16

No idea (although I have heard it on the television news)

30 Oct 2012 15:54

The rules which would be adhered to when someone or something is being tired for a criminal offence.

30 Oct 2012 16:12

an account of the crime that has occured

30 Oct 2012 16:44

The main points in an event that has not been fulfilled.

30 Oct 2012 17:20

The offence that you have committed and there are no other investigations that need to be carried out

30 Oct 2012 17:29

a summary of the offence that has taken place

30 Oct 2012 23:07

The main offence committed out of a group of offences.

31 Oct 2012 15:39

A conclusive overview of the case given by the prosecution.

31 Oct 2012 15:42

when someone is taken to court for an offence, and they may end up with a fine instead of jail.

31 Oct 2012 16:41

An offence committed which has not been specified.

31 Oct 2012 16:48

An offence that is dealt with initially and then explored in greater depth.

31 Oct 2012 17:53

the offence (crime as committed), considering the exact legal definition

31 Oct 2012 18:09

An offence that indicates the main features of a crime or charge.

31 Oct 2012 18:28

Petty crime dealt with without a jury

31 Oct 2012 19:09

a minor offence that isn't that serious

31 Oct 2012 19:19

A synopsis of an offence committed by someone who has broken the law.

31 Oct 2012 20:36

A short account of the crime or crimes committed

1 Nov 2012 14:07

an overview of an offence

1 Nov 2012 15:10

A summary offence refers to a fairly trivial, sometimes first offence crime. Summary offences tend not to be too serious (eg. a speeding fine that requires court action).

1 Nov 2012 17:58

Give a summary of the offence

1 Nov 2012 18:29

a result of the argument from the offence

1 Nov 2012 21:52

I less serious offence - like shoplifting or not paying a fine.

1 Nov 2012 22:13

i dont know

20 Nov 2012 23:10

A summary offence is the one for which someone ultimately brought to book?

21 Nov 2012 00:03

Details of an offence put into key points.

21 Nov 2012 00:57

An offence that is really bad

21 Nov 2012 08:22

Synopsis of

21 Nov 2012 14:21

A minor criminal act

21 Nov 2012 17:48

A minor illegal activity.

21 Nov 2012 21:33

A particular type of lawbreaking or crime.

26 Nov 2012 18:09

An offence that you are just about to become charged with.

12 Nov 2013 16:37

I am unable to define this term

12 Nov 2013 22:08

A series of offences which has lead to a criminal trial (as in the last offence which has resulted in a culmination of offences in which punishment is decided upon at trial)

14 Nov 2013 20:57

A less serious offence

14 Nov 2013 21:01

What the person is actually accused of

14 Nov 2013 21:13

Outline of the way in which you intend to tackle a test or court case - on the offence rather than defence. However, a summary rather than every exact detail

14 Nov 2013 21:13

This is a not so serious offence.

14 Nov 2013 21:16

Minor offence

14 Nov 2013 21:39

The main offence that the person is accused of. For example, manslaughter is the summary offence but lying to the police is included in that.

15 Nov 2013 12:52

A form of criminal offence which is not too severe

15 Nov 2013 17:47

A string of multiple minor offences as one more serious offence.

15 Nov 2013 19:59

A larger offence that groups smaller offences together

15 Nov 2013 23:42

A way of categorizing more complex crimes into a group.

16 Nov 2013 05:56

I have no idea

16 Nov 2013 12:02

An offence that has been made where it is clear exactly the cause and outcome of it, whereby a full summary of evidence can be made.

16 Nov 2013 17:55

The most superior of several offences committed

16 Nov 2013 20:25

Committing an offence which specifically relates to the summarising of events, e.g. knowingly providing incorrect information on a statement, etc.

17 Nov 2013 00:39

A minor crime which doesn't need to be taken to court or anything. Something that can be dealt with a fine

17 Nov 2013 17:05

And overview of the criminal charge

17 Nov 2013 19:40

First offence.

17 Nov 2013 19:52

This can be a term used for offenses that are quite common.

17 Nov 2013 20:11

a group of offences that belong under one umbrella

17 Nov 2013 20:12

a criminal charge which contains all other aspects of their crime, i.e. burglary includes the breaking and entering and theft.

17 Nov 2013 21:21

An offence that is not of a high degree

17 Nov 2013 22:05

In a debrief after a court case you may sum up the offence? so completely summing what the person is accused of

17 Nov 2013 22:13

disagreement to the summary.

17 Nov 2013 22:22

If a person has committed mutliple crimes and is only charged with one final one

17 Nov 2013 22:29

explaining the summary of an offence in coirt

17 Nov 2013 22:52

As a general guess, I would suggest that this is a crime which is committed without any past history of similar behaviour by someone who is not perceptibly prone to criminal acts- thought this really is just a guess!

17 Nov 2013 23:04

A summary of the crime and what occurred.

17 Nov 2013 23:38

a summary of the crime someones commited

18 Nov 2013 00:32

A summarised account of the events that led to the offence.

18 Nov 2013 15:14

overview of law you broke

18 Nov 2013 16:30

Can be judged by an individual court judge rather than having a trial with a full jury

18 Nov 2013 20:38

An offence that can be defined without ambiguity/exceptions to a textbook example.

18 Nov 2013 21:50

Something that is dealt with at a magistrate court not a crown court

19 Nov 2013 01:10

An offence which does not need to go to trial to achieve prosecution

30 Oct 2014 18:11

A short/briefdescription of an offense that has been inflicted or caused.

5 Nov 2014 13:18

Classification of charges brought against a defendant

7 Nov 2014 20:50

A minor offence that goes to magistrates court.

8 Nov 2014 22:46

The jury's verdict

9 Nov 2014 11:45

I've heard this term used on the TV a couple of times I think it's when and someone has no jury or trial

10 Nov 2014 18:47

An offence that sums up the crime

10 Nov 2014 20:40

This is an offence that has to be dealt with in court.

11 Nov 2014 06:23

Some type of criminal act but not sure about the summary bit

11 Nov 2014 13:22

A crime caused by previous actions or extraneous circumstances.

11 Nov 2014 16:02

What the person has done wrong in a phrase that is a legal term.

9 Nov 2015 20:59

a recount of the event in favour of the defendant

16 Nov 2015 14:31

A type of crime that has been committed

16 Nov 2015 17:22

No idea.

17 Nov 2015 10:26

An minor offence which wouldn't be dealt with in a court

21 Nov 2015 18:50

Maybe this is the category that the persons offence falls into?

22 Nov 2015 21:19

I'm guessing "summary offence" describes a crime of several an offender has committed.

23 Nov 2015 00:02

An offence that can be dealt with by magistrates, rather than by a jury

9 Nov 2016 13:28

Meaning a non major crime.....such as assault...magistrates court stuff...without a jury

9 Nov 2016 17:25

A number of offences that are being charged together

9 Nov 2016 17:25

A number of offences that are being charged together

10 Nov 2016 09:43

using a description of the events as part of your offence in the trial..

10 Nov 2016 13:49

Accumultaion of facts regarding the proscecution.

11 Nov 2016 20:39

general offence

14 Nov 2016 11:22

Something to do with the severity of an offence.

14 Nov 2016 13:58

summary of your offences?

14 Nov 2016 14:00

A brief overview of someone's crime.

14 Nov 2016 14:10

Something that is dealt with immediately and quickly

14 Nov 2016 16:30

A conclusion of what that person/ persons has done.

14 Nov 2016 18:14

Offence that has been taken to court

14 Nov 2016 22:14

Crime committed

8 Nov 2017 00:34

An offence that isn’t severe enough to go through normal court proceedings.

12 Nov 2017 15:22

What the offence was in not much detail, an overview of the offence.

12 Nov 2017 21:10

An offence that is taken to court.

13 Nov 2017 11:30

Not sure

13 Nov 2017 12:22

Evidence for the crime

13 Nov 2017 13:25

The overall situation explained and summarised

19 Nov 2023 18:16

An offence which happens after a warning meaning the person is punished, whereas they would've got a warning if it was for the first time.

20 Nov 2023 11:52

When you are summarising what has happened during an incident

20 Nov 2023 15:53

I think this is a short conclusion of the key elements of the crime, a summary of the offence

20 Nov 2023 17:22

It’s a secondary offence

21 Nov 2023 14:03

The offence that has been committed

21 Nov 2023 14:09

A summary of a serious offence

21 Nov 2023 16:49

Overall statement of the crime that has occurred.

21 Nov 2023 22:48

A summary of what you are being charged with

21 Nov 2023 22:59

When someone’s criminal offence is summed up at the end of a court hearing.

22 Nov 2023 09:11

when a judge reads out a summary of all of the offences that the defendant has done.

23 Nov 2023 12:26

A summary of the offences committed

23 Nov 2023 12:30

A type of offence that is less serious eg, vandalism

27 Nov 2023 09:50

sounds like when someone does something kinda minor and, you know, not too serious. Like, not a big deal, just a small offense or something.

17 Oct 2024 15:27

attack someone verbally or physically with intent to harm. Any action with intended harm against another person can be considered assault.

20 Oct 2024 19:43

I think this would be an over view of the offence rather than the detail of the crime

20 Oct 2024 20:21

A crime that’s committed

20 Oct 2024 22:26

The outlying reason for the offence of a person

20 Oct 2024 23:47

For a person who has commited multiple crimes, this is one example of an offence which demonstrates and represents the things they have done

21 Oct 2024 14:20

first offense?

22 Oct 2024 08:55

No idea

22 Oct 2024 12:18

a small offence that can go ahead without a trial

22 Oct 2024 13:38

A final offence

22 Oct 2024 13:44

To my knowledge, a summary offence is an action or decision made outside of the law. Offence, in my opinion, has connotations of crossing boundaries and negatively affecting its surroundings. I would say that a summary offence therefore means that the action taken is a clear violation of the law and ultimately is non bias against any individual.

22 Oct 2024 15:42

A wrong doing in the eyes of the law that consists of different things.

22 Oct 2024 15:42

A wrong doing in the eyes of the law that consists of different things.

22 Oct 2024 17:17

Minor offence

22 Oct 2024 18:57

I’m not sure what this means at all so I would not like to comment

22 Oct 2024 20:17

6 month - 2 years prison sentence offence so a relatively minor offence. Usually conducted in the Magistrates court.

22 Oct 2024 21:41

A combination of multiple offences

22 Oct 2024 22:28

A major offence

23 Oct 2024 11:28

An umbrella term to describe a group of offences under the same category

9 Nov 2024 14:23

All the collected information that lays out what the person committing the crime is alleged to have done

13 Nov 2024 16:37

Summary of a crime that has taken place

15 Oct 2025 15:34

Not familiar with that

16 Oct 2025 16:36

A description of the perceived offenses given by the prosecution lawyer

19 Oct 2025 20:55

the complete extent of the offenders actions. maybe a handful of minor offences grouped together

19 Oct 2025 22:32

The offence that is being investigated or prosecuted

20 Oct 2025 16:37

When multiple offences have been committed but not all have evidence to bring charges against, however there is one offence that can be charged for, that summarises the rest

20 Oct 2025 19:11

That this is the primary offence, the one that the person is being accused/is guilty of

20 Oct 2025 22:14

The main offence committed by someone.

20 Oct 2025 22:29

A high level overview of the reasons of how the defendant has injured the prosocution's client

21 Oct 2025 20:00

I think multiple offences so its called a summary offence so theres a summary of what offence that have caused

22 Oct 2025 00:45

Means the list of offences that the person has been charged with

22 Oct 2025 07:33

A summary offence is a minor crime for which the guilty party would receive a fine or a short-term prison sentence. A jury wouldn't be present in this decision.

22 Oct 2025 09:02

A less serious accusation dealt with by the local magistrate.

22 Oct 2025 09:12

An small offence that does not require a jury

22 Oct 2025 10:36

What has been committed and the crimes outlined in a summary.

23 Oct 2025 16:05

I understand that an offence is a criminal act, but I don’t know what summary offence is

9 Nov 2025 20:53

A “low-level” petty crime.

17 Nov 2025 21:30

A summery of how someone has harmed someone in a crime

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