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In the law of many Common Law jurisdictions, a summary offence (or '''summary offense''') is an offence which can be Tried without an Indictment . In practise, this often means a Trial without a Jury , Jury Trials being reserved for Indictable Offence s. Summary offences are often "petty crimes" or crimes that are not considered very severe such as most driving offences.


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