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opening statements

opening statements is the plural of opening statement.

Meaning of opening statement

Noun

opening statement (plural opening statements)

  1. 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.

Questions about opening statements

What is opening statements the plural of?
Opening statements is the plural of opening statement.

Words near opening statements in the dictionary

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

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