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
Personally, he favored a short and summary proceeding, accordant to his own decided character.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
As a fact, he did not fancy such a summary proceeding.
From The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler or, Working for the Custom House by Doughty, Francis Worcester
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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