summary proceeding
Americannoun
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“How many aching hearts have been divorced by this summary proceeding no man can ever know,” Thomson wrote.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2019
The power of a judge to inflict punishment for criminal contempt by means of a summary proceeding stands as an anomaly in the law .
From Time Magazine Archive
The twins, seeing the summary proceeding, swallowed the outcries they had intended to make, although they couldn't keep a few big tears from running down their fat cheeks.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
No time was given for thoughts on such side issues, for the prisoner preceding her in the line was sentenced, after a trial of three minutes—a summary proceeding that was not hope-inspiring.
From Without a Home by Roe, Edward Payson
The surprise of Mr. Tupman at this summary proceeding, great as it was, was immeasurably exceeded by the astonishment of the doctor.
From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles
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