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  • 11summarily — sum•mar•i•ly [[t]səˈmɛər ə li[/t]] adv. 1) in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway 2) without notice: to be dismissed summarily • Etymology: 1520–30 …

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  • 12summarily — Expeditiously; dispensing with formalities which merely delay action. A statute giving the orphans court the power summarily to direct payment of the prorated portions of an estate tax will be construed as not dispensing with the essential… …

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  • 13summarily — summary ► NOUN (pl. summaries) ▪ a brief statement of the main points of something. ► ADJECTIVE 1) dispensing with needless details or formalities. 2) Law (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities. DERIVATIVES… …

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  • 14summarily — adverb without delay; in a summary manner the suspected spy was summarily executed • Derived from adjective: ↑summary …

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  • 15summarily dispossess — index eject (evict) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16summarily — adverb see summary I …

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  • 17summarily — Synonyms and related words: PDQ, abruptly, apace, aphoristically, at once, briefly, brusquely, compendiously, concisely, crisply, curtly, decisively, directly, economically, expeditiously, forthwith, immediately, in brief compass, in no time,… …

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  • 18summarily — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. promptly, readily, speedily; see immediately …

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  • 19summarily — adv. concisely, succinctly; rapidly, speedily, in a quick and unceremonious manner …

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  • 20summarily — ad. 1. Briefly, concisely, compendiously, in a few words. 2. Without delay, by a short method …

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