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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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summarily executed

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01cite10Philip12cite10 11b11font10I understand your confusion! Since "summary" means a shortened, condensed form of something, I can only draw the conclusion that this expression indicates that the spy was executed very quickly, with little investigation, with little or no defense/trial, and perhaps
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