summary proceeding

American  

noun

Law.

1. a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.

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Example Sentences

“We should not set aside the CDC’s eviction moratorium in this summary proceeding.”

From Washington Post

Because the court case was a “summary” proceeding, the tenant had little opportunity to prove a defense that the eviction was retaliatory.

From Washington Post

“How many aching hearts have been divorced by this summary proceeding no man can ever know,” Thomson wrote.

From Washington Post

Jarndyce look like a summary proceeding.

From Project Gutenberg

Lurchers take long to train, and a keeper's summary proceeding often stops a whole winter's work, as the best dogs cannot easily be replaced.

From Project Gutenberg