Summary offence
An offence that can be tried before magistrates (“summarily”) and does not have the right to a jury trial.
Explanation attempts (139)
- 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
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