summary proceeding

summary proceeding definition - legal

n

A proceeding in a lower court, usually as to a minor offense or claim, generally fast-tracked. Although certain legal rights are overlooked or minimized during a summary proceeding, the rights to notice and to be heard are preserved.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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