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opening address [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opening address
1, record 1, English, opening%20address
correct, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exposé introductif
1, record 1, French, expos%C3%A9%20introductif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bref exposé préliminaire 2, record 1, French, bref%20expos%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
masculine noun, Canada
- exposé initial 1, record 1, French, expos%C3%A9%20initial
masculine noun, Ontario
- observations introductives 3, record 1, French, observations%20introductives
feminine noun, plural, New Brunswick
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- opening address
1, record 2, English, opening%20address
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is common practice for the Crown to briefly address the judge and jury, outlining the theory of its case before it calls its first witness. Both the prosecution and the defence in their opening addresses ... must confine themselves to an exposition of their case. (Del Buono, Canadian Criminal Procedure, 1981, p. 656). 1, record 2, English, - opening%20address
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At the opening of the trial counsel for the plaintiff - or the Crown in a criminal case - orally outlines to the court the fact-allegations he proposes to prove. That done he begins presentation of the supporting evidence .... At the end of all evidence introduced for the plaintiff or the Crown, counsel for the defendant may similarly address the court and present evidence in support of his client's fact-allegations. (Schiff, Evidence in the Litigation Process, 1978, p. 27) 1, record 2, English, - opening%20address
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- exposé introductif
1, record 2, French, expos%C3%A9%20introductif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exposé introductif : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - expos%C3%A9%20introductif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oral Presentations
- Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inaugural
1, record 3, English, inaugural
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- opening address 2, record 3, English, opening%20address
correct
- inaugural address 3, record 3, English, inaugural%20address
correct
- opening speech 4, record 3, English, opening%20speech
correct
- inaugural speech 4, record 3, English, inaugural%20speech
correct
- kick-off speech correct, familiar
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A speech made at an inauguration. 1, record 3, English, - inaugural
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Following the opening address it is usually planned that the group move into small discussion sections with a leader in charge. 6, record 3, English, - inaugural
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Exposés et communications orales
- Organisation de congrès et de conférences
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- discours d'ouverture
1, record 3, French, discours%20d%27ouverture
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- discours inaugural 2, record 3, French, discours%20inaugural
correct, masculine noun
- discours de bienvenue 3, record 3, French, discours%20de%20bienvenue
correct, masculine noun
- discours d'inauguration 4, record 3, French, discours%20d%27inauguration
correct, masculine noun
- allocution d'ouverture 5, record 3, French, allocution%20d%27ouverture
correct, feminine noun
- allocution inaugurale 6, record 3, French, allocution%20inaugurale
correct, feminine noun
- allocution d'inauguration 6, record 3, French, allocution%20d%27inauguration
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Discours] qui ouvre une session, un cours. 2, record 3, French, - discours%20d%27ouverture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est d'usage d'assurer l'ouverture d'un congrès par la plus haute autorité possible du pays hôte, qui fait acte de l'inauguration, prononçant un discours de bienvenue au nom des principales autorités gouvernementales [...] 3, record 3, French, - discours%20d%27ouverture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les actes solennels les plus courts sont toujours les meilleurs. Deux ou trois discours d'ouverture (et autant d'allocutions de clôture) de dix à quinze minutes chacun suffiront amplement. 7, record 3, French, - discours%20d%27ouverture
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Presentaciones orales
- Organización de conferencias y coloquios
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- discurso inaugural
1, record 3, Spanish, discurso%20inaugural
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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