"opening speech" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: opening speeches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} opening speech (plural opening speeches)
  1. (law) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by either party at the beginning of a trial or comparable factfinding proceeding, in which that party lays out their case, generally including the points of fact that they intend to demonstrate and to some degree indicating the rhetorical arguments for why they should prevail. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: opening statement, opening argument Translations (statement made at the beginning): avauspuhe (Finnish), açılış konuşması (Turkish)

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