Summary offence

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

Explanation attempts (141)

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

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