summing-up

[ suhm-ing-uhp ]

noun

, plural sum·mings-up.

1. a summation or statement made for the purpose of reviewing the basic concepts or principles of an argument, story, explanation, testimony, or the like, and usually presented at the end.

summing-up

noun

1. a review or summary of the main points of an argument, speech, etc
2. a direction regarding the law and a summary of the evidence, given by a judge in his address to the jury before they retire to consider their verdict

Word History and Origins

Origin of summing-up¹

1780–90; sum up + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

That wasn't a bad summing-up of my book.

From Salon

"The only decision that is juridically possible - even if it's on a human level a difficult one - is acquittal," defence lawyer William Bourdon said in his summing-up Thursday.

From BBC

The Christmas broadcasts have long served as a kind of annual summing-up about the doings of the royal family, including births, heirs, anniversaries, jubilees and deaths.

From Washington Post

But unless you’re an Irving superfan craving a big summing-up, the novel’s muchness might simply suffocate.

From New York Times

In April of last year, NBC anchor Lester Holt did a summing-up report on Afghanistan as "America's longest war" by offering one and only one casualty figure: "2,300 American deaths."

From Salon