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opening speeches

opening speeches is the plural of opening speech.

Meaning of opening speech

Noun

opening speech (plural opening speeches)

  1. 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.

Questions about opening speeches

What is opening speeches the plural of?
Opening speeches is the plural of opening speech.

Words near opening speeches in the dictionary

  1. opening Pandora's box
  2. opening sequence
  3. opening sequences
  4. opening someone's eyes
  5. opening speech
  6. opening speeches
  7. opening statement
  8. opening statements
  9. opening the ball
  10. opening the batting
  11. opening the door

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