Definition of "summing-up" []

• A summary, often including an assessment. (noun)

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• "In what promises to be a surreal summing-up of his years in office, Berlusconi's trial for paying a Moroccan dancer, Karima "Ruby" El Mahroug, for sex when she was under 18 resumes on Wednesday, followed by three more hearings in December that promise a parade of showgirls who will give evidence about the bunga-bunga parties at Berlusconi's Milan mansion."
• "Few writers can resist the lure of closure — some form of summing-up or leave-taking."
• "The points made are powerful, and are a good summing-up of the disturbing features and consequences of the government's arbitrary and illegal actions. posted by Dr. Dawg at 12: 07 PM"