Closing Arguments - Law Dictionary Search Results
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closing argument : the final address to the jury by the attorney for each side of a case in which the attorney usually summarizes the evidence and his or her client's position called also closing statement final argument summation summing-up NOTE: Rule 29.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure requires the prosecution to open the closing argument after the closing of the evidence. The defense replies, and the prosecution may offer a rebuttal. ...
closing arguments
closing arguments after all the evidence has been presented in a trial, lawyers' presentations summarizing the evidence and attempting to persuade the jury to draw conclusions favorable to their clients. Closing arguments, like opening statements, are not themselves evidence. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
instruction
instruction : an explanation of an applicable principle of law given by a judge to a jury before the jury retires to consider its verdict called also jury charge jury instruction NOTE: Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, at the close of evidence, or before the close if the court reasonably so directs, any party may file written requests for the instructions to be given to the jury by the court. The court must advise the parties of its decision regarding the instructions prior to closing argument so that the parties may address the instructions during argument. Any objections to the instructions must be made before the jury retires for deliberation. ...
conclusion
conclusion 1 : a judgment or opinion inferred from relevant facts [our upon the present evidence "Missouri v. Illinois, 200 U.S. 496 (1905)"] 2 a : a final summarizing (as of a closing argument) b : the last or closing part of something 3 : an opinion or judgment offered without supporting evidence ;specif : an allegation made in a pleading that is not based on facts set forth in the pleading ...
jury instructions
jury instructions instructions given by the judge to the jury after all the evidence in a case has been presented, either before or after closing arguments, and before the jury begins deliberations. The instructions cover such matters as the responsibilities of the jurors, how the jurors are to go about deciding the case, and the law applicable to the case. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
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 ...
summation
summation : closing argument ...
summing-up
summing-up : closing argument ...
Argumentative
Argumentative. A pleading in which the statement on which the pleader relies is implied instead of being expressed, is argumentative. As if B. be sued for converting goods of A., and B. pleads that 'A. never had any goods,' the proper pleading is, that the goods were not the goods of A., and that is to be inferred only from the words used. By R. S.C. Ord. XIX., r. 27, where pleadings prejudice, embarrass, or delay fair trial, they may be struck out or amended, and by R. S. C. Ord. XXXVIII., r. 3, the costs of an affidavit unnecessarily setting forth argumentative matter must be paid by the party filing the same....
argument
argument 1 : a reason or the reasoning given for or against a matter under discussion compare evidence, proof 2 : the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing ;esp : oral argument ...
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