"opening argument" meaning in English

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        "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."
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          "statement",
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          "trial",
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          "factfinding",
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          "fact",
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        "(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."
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          "word": "opening statement"
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          "word": "opening speech"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "statement",
          "word": "avauspuheenvuoro"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "première plaidoirie"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "statement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Anfangsplädoyer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "statement",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "erster Parteivortrag"
        }
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        "(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."
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      "word": "opening statement"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "statement",
      "word": "avauspuheenvuoro"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "première plaidoirie"
    },
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      "sense": "statement",
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      "word": "Anfangsplädoyer"
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      "word": "erster Parteivortrag"
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  "word": "opening argument"
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