Summary offence
An offence that can be tried before magistrates (“summarily”) and does not have the right to a jury trial.
Explanation attempts (108)
- 29 Oct 2012 16:33
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The main offence when more than one offence committed
- 29 Oct 2012 17:27
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A low level offence whereby a caution can be given
- 29 Oct 2012 21:29
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a description of what the person has been charged with
- 29 Oct 2012 21:38
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misdeminour, i.e minor crime
- 30 Oct 2012 09:01
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IS TO APPEAR IN COURT
- 30 Oct 2012 11:16
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No idea (although I have heard it on the television news)
- 30 Oct 2012 15:54
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The rules which would be adhered to when someone or something is being tired for a criminal offence.
- 30 Oct 2012 16:12
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an account of the crime that has occured
- 30 Oct 2012 16:44
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The main points in an event that has not been fulfilled.
- 30 Oct 2012 17:20
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The offence that you have committed and there are no other investigations that need to be carried out
- 30 Oct 2012 17:29
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a summary of the offence that has taken place
- 30 Oct 2012 23:07
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The main offence committed out of a group of offences.
- 31 Oct 2012 15:39
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A conclusive overview of the case given by the prosecution.
- 31 Oct 2012 15:42
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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
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An offence committed which has not been specified.
- 31 Oct 2012 16:48
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An offence that is dealt with initially and then explored in greater depth.
- 31 Oct 2012 17:53
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the offence (crime as committed), considering the exact legal definition
- 31 Oct 2012 18:09
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An offence that indicates the main features of a crime or charge.
- 31 Oct 2012 18:28
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Petty crime dealt with without a jury
- 31 Oct 2012 19:09
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a minor offence that isn't that serious
- 31 Oct 2012 19:19
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A synopsis of an offence committed by someone who has broken the law.
- 31 Oct 2012 20:36
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A short account of the crime or crimes committed
- 1 Nov 2012 14:07
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an overview of an offence
- 1 Nov 2012 15:10
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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
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Give a summary of the offence
- 1 Nov 2012 18:29
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a result of the argument from the offence
- 1 Nov 2012 21:52
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I less serious offence - like shoplifting or not paying a fine.
- 1 Nov 2012 22:13
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i dont know
- 20 Nov 2012 23:10
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A summary offence is the one for which someone ultimately brought to book?
- 21 Nov 2012 00:03
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Details of an offence put into key points.
- 21 Nov 2012 00:57
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An offence that is really bad
- 21 Nov 2012 08:22
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Synopsis of
- 21 Nov 2012 14:21
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A minor criminal act
- 21 Nov 2012 17:48
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A minor illegal activity.
- 21 Nov 2012 21:33
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A particular type of lawbreaking or crime.
- 26 Nov 2012 18:09
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An offence that you are just about to become charged with.
- 12 Nov 2013 16:37
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I am unable to define this term
- 12 Nov 2013 22:08
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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
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A less serious offence
- 14 Nov 2013 21:01
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What the person is actually accused of
- 14 Nov 2013 21:13
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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
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This is a not so serious offence.
- 14 Nov 2013 21:16
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Minor offence
- 14 Nov 2013 21:39
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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
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A form of criminal offence which is not too severe
- 15 Nov 2013 17:47
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A string of multiple minor offences as one more serious offence.
- 15 Nov 2013 19:59
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A larger offence that groups smaller offences together
- 15 Nov 2013 23:42
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A way of categorizing more complex crimes into a group.
- 16 Nov 2013 05:56
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I have no idea
- 16 Nov 2013 12:02
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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
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The most superior of several offences committed
- 16 Nov 2013 20:25
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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
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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
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And overview of the criminal charge
- 17 Nov 2013 19:40
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First offence.
- 17 Nov 2013 19:52
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This can be a term used for offenses that are quite common.
- 17 Nov 2013 20:11
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a group of offences that belong under one umbrella
- 17 Nov 2013 20:12
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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
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An offence that is not of a high degree
- 17 Nov 2013 22:05
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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
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disagreement to the summary.
- 17 Nov 2013 22:22
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If a person has committed mutliple crimes and is only charged with one final one
- 17 Nov 2013 22:29
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explaining the summary of an offence in coirt
- 17 Nov 2013 22:52
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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
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A summary of the crime and what occurred.
- 17 Nov 2013 23:38
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a summary of the crime someones commited
- 18 Nov 2013 00:32
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A summarised account of the events that led to the offence.
- 18 Nov 2013 15:14
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overview of law you broke
- 18 Nov 2013 16:30
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Can be judged by an individual court judge rather than having a trial with a full jury
- 18 Nov 2013 20:38
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An offence that can be defined without ambiguity/exceptions to a textbook example.
- 18 Nov 2013 21:50
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Something that is dealt with at a magistrate court not a crown court
- 19 Nov 2013 01:10
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An offence which does not need to go to trial to achieve prosecution
- 30 Oct 2014 18:11
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A short/briefdescription of an offense that has been inflicted or caused.
- 5 Nov 2014 13:18
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Classification of charges brought against a defendant
- 7 Nov 2014 20:50
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A minor offence that goes to magistrates court.
- 8 Nov 2014 22:46
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The jury's verdict
- 9 Nov 2014 11:45
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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
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An offence that sums up the crime
- 10 Nov 2014 20:40
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This is an offence that has to be dealt with in court.
- 11 Nov 2014 06:23
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Some type of criminal act but not sure about the summary bit
- 11 Nov 2014 13:22
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A crime caused by previous actions or extraneous circumstances.
- 11 Nov 2014 16:02
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What the person has done wrong in a phrase that is a legal term.
- 9 Nov 2015 20:59
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a recount of the event in favour of the defendant
- 16 Nov 2015 14:31
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A type of crime that has been committed
- 16 Nov 2015 17:22
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No idea.
- 17 Nov 2015 10:26
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An minor offence which wouldn't be dealt with in a court
- 21 Nov 2015 18:50
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Maybe this is the category that the persons offence falls into?
- 22 Nov 2015 21:19
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I'm guessing "summary offence" describes a crime of several an offender has committed.
- 23 Nov 2015 00:02
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An offence that can be dealt with by magistrates, rather than by a jury
- 9 Nov 2016 13:28
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Meaning a non major crime.....such as assault...magistrates court stuff...without a jury
- 9 Nov 2016 17:25
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A number of offences that are being charged together
- 9 Nov 2016 17:25
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A number of offences that are being charged together
- 10 Nov 2016 09:43
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using a description of the events as part of your offence in the trial..
- 10 Nov 2016 13:49
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Accumultaion of facts regarding the proscecution.
- 11 Nov 2016 20:39
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general offence
- 14 Nov 2016 11:22
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Something to do with the severity of an offence.
- 14 Nov 2016 13:58
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summary of your offences?
- 14 Nov 2016 14:00
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A brief overview of someone's crime.
- 14 Nov 2016 14:10
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Something that is dealt with immediately and quickly
- 14 Nov 2016 16:30
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A conclusion of what that person/ persons has done.
- 14 Nov 2016 18:14
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Offence that has been taken to court
- 14 Nov 2016 22:14
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Crime committed
- 8 Nov 2017 00:34
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An offence that isn’t severe enough to go through normal court proceedings.
- 12 Nov 2017 15:22
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What the offence was in not much detail, an overview of the offence.
- 12 Nov 2017 21:10
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An offence that is taken to court.
- 13 Nov 2017 11:30
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Not sure
- 13 Nov 2017 12:22
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Evidence for the crime
- 13 Nov 2017 13:25
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The overall situation explained and summarised
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