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Court of summary jurisdiction

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Creed

A definite summary of what is believed esp a summary of the articles of Christian faith a confession of faith for

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headnote

headnote : a summary prefixed to the report of a decided legal case stating the principles or rulings of the decision and

Capitule

A summary

Prospectus

A summary plan or scheme of something proposed affording a prospect of its nature especially an exposition of the scheme

Recognisance

Wilkins, (1907) 2 KB 380. See also R. v. Sandbach, Ex p. Williams, (1935) 2 KB 192, and Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 49), s. 31, sub-s. 3, as amended by Summary Jurisdiction

Conviction

R. v. Blaby, (1894) 2 QB 170. As to the powers of justices to convict summarily, see the Summary Jurisdiction Acts of 1848 and 1879, amended by the Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914, (English) Criminal Justice Act,

Sessions of the peace

et seq. Appellate Jurisdiction.--Quarter sessions have juris-diction to her an appeal from any conviction by a Court of summary jurisdiction where the appellant has not pleaded guilty to or admitted the offence [(English) Criminal Justice Administration Act,

Special case

postpone the judgment, or respite the execution of it. As to cases stated by justices, see the (English) Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1957, and (English) Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879, s. 33, by which any person aggrieved by a

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