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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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opening argument
Noun
(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.
Japanese Meaning
（法律）裁判の開始時に、両当事者のうちいずれかが、自らの主張や証明しようとする事実、及び支持論点を提示する陳述。 / （法律用語）冒頭弁論。裁判や類似の事実調査手続において、各当事者が自らの立場や主張を最初に述べる発言。
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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.
（ plural ）
