summary

/ˈsʌməri/ adjective [before noun]

Definition

› giving the main ideas or facts of a discussion, report, etc., but not the details: summary information/reports/observations

› LAW done suddenly, without discussion or the usual or accepted processes: summary arrest/execution/proceedings

(Definition of summary adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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