Robert Cormier
summary, adj.(l5c) 1. Short; concise <a summary account ofthe events on March 6>. 2. Without the usual formalities; esp., without a jury <a summary trial>. 3. Immediate; done without delay <the new weapon was put to summary use by the military>. - summarily (silm-ilr-;:J-lee or sd-mair-d-lee), adv. summary, n. (16c) 1. An abridgment or brief. 2. A short application to a court without the formality of a full proceeding. <--Black's 9th