plural of opening speech

(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.

(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 opening statement

(finance) The beginning of formal trading on an exchange, usually signalled by the opening bell.

The regular times of day when a shop, office or similar is open to the public.

The credits shown at the beginning of a film, TV program, etc.

plural of opening ceremony

The official public opening ceremony of a new establishment.

The time of day when a business, office, school, etc. opens to the public.