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opening statements

opening statements before the evidence is presented in a trial, lawyers' presentations to the jury summarizing what they intend to present as evidence. Opening statements, like closing arguments, are not themselves evidence. Source: Federal Judicial Center

prejudgment

prejudgment : occurring before the rendering of judgment [a attachment]

preliminary

preliminary : coming before and usually serving as a temporary or intermediate step to something [ negotiations] [a payment plan] preliminary n

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Ere

Before sooner than

Precedent

Going before anterior preceding antecedent as precedent services

Foredate

To date before the true time to antedate

Foreflow

To flow before

Forementioned

Mentioned before already cited aforementioned

Erelong

Before the unrapse of a long time soon usually separated ere long

Forequoted

Cited before quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay

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opening statements

opening statements before the evidence is presented in a trial, lawyers' presentations to the jury summarizing what they intend to present as evidence. Opening statements, like closing arguments, are not themselves evidence. Source: Federal Judicial Center

prejudgment

prejudgment : occurring before the rendering of judgment [a attachment]

preliminary

preliminary : coming before and usually serving as a temporary or intermediate step to something [ negotiations] [a payment plan] preliminary n

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Ere

Before sooner than

Precedent

Going before anterior preceding antecedent as precedent services

Foredate

To date before the true time to antedate

Foreflow

To flow before

Forementioned

Mentioned before already cited aforementioned

Erelong

Before the unrapse of a long time soon usually separated ere long

Forequoted

Cited before quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay

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