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(law) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by a 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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opening statement
Noun
(law)
In
adversarial
legal
systems,
a
statement
made
by
a
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.
Japanese Meaning
裁判や審理の冒頭で、当事者が自らの主張―示す事実や論点、証明すべき事項の概要―を述べる陳述。 / 対立する法制度における裁判で、各側が訴訟開始時に提示する、自身のケース全体の構成や論拠を示す声明。
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(law)
In
adversarial
legal
systems,
a
statement
made
by
a
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 ）
