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closing argument<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong>(1828)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. In a trial, a lawyer’s final statement to the judge or jury before deliberation begins, in which the lawyer requests the judge or jury to consider the evidence and to apply the law in his or her client’s favor.\u00a0 *\u00a0 After the closing arguments, in a jury trial, the judge ordinarily instructs the jury on the law that governs the case.<\/strong> \u2014 aka closing statement<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; final argument<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; jury summation<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; summing up<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; summation<\/strong><\/em><\/span>;<\/span> closing address<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; (in English law)<\/span> final submission<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; (in English law)<\/span> final speech<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. The final argument in a case.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

closing statement<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. The closing argument or summation by counsel in a trial.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

closing argument<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. See closing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Making the closing argument (also referred to as a final argument) in a case; making a summation; summing up.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[3]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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