A speech bubble.

plural of opening speech

(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.

plural of speech balloon

A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a cartoon.

(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.

An action that expresses an opinion without writing or speaking, such as marching in a political parade or burning a flag.

plural of part of speech

(idiomatic) A word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language.

the right to express an opinion in public without being restrained or censored / expressions that are or should be allowed in some moral or legal context