Glossary of international commercial arbitration. 2013.
opening statement — n: a statement to the jury by trial counsel before the presentation of evidence that usu. explains the nature of the case, the factual matters to be proven, and the evidence to be presented and that summarizes the arguments to be made; also: a… … Law dictionary
Opening statement — A legalman making an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial. An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from a lawyer in a trial, aside possibly from… … Wikipedia
opening statement of counsel — Outline or summary of nature of case and of anticipated proof presented by attorney to jury at start of trial, before any evidence is submitted. Speer v. Shipley, 149 Kan. 15, 85 P.2d 999, 1001. Its purpose is to advise the jury of facts relied… … Black's law dictionary
opening statement — A statement to the jury, or to the court in a trial without a jury, outlining the facts intended to be proved. State v Sibert, 113 W Va 717, 169 SE 410. A prefatory statement made in advance of the introduction of evidence, setting forth the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
opening statement — first remarks, general explanations given by lawyers at the beginning of a trial before calling witnesses … English contemporary dictionary
statement — state·ment n 1 a: an official or formal report or declaration a statement of policy b: an oral or written assertion (as by a witness) or conduct intended as an assertion see also hearsay, prior consistent statement … Law dictionary
Opening — may refer to: Games Chess opening Backgammon opening theory Opening bid, a term from contract bridge Other Grand opening of a business or other institution Al Fatiha, The Opening , first chapter of the Qur an Opening, a morphological filtering… … Wikipedia
opening argument — index opening statement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
statement — In a general sense, an allegation; a declaration of matters of fact. The term has come to be used of a variety of formal.narratives of facts, required by law in various jurisdictions as the foundation of judicial or official proceedings and in a… … Black's law dictionary
statement — 01. An aide read a prepared [statement] saying that the President would not be answering any questions until he received further information. 02. All general [statements] are false. 03. Our recent financial [statement] shows that we are doing… … Grammatical examples in English
