(law) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by a party at the beginning of a trial or comparable factfinding proceeding, in which that party lays out their case, generally including the points of fact that they intend to demonstrate and to some degree indicating the rhetorical arguments for why they should prevail.

(law) Testimony, either oral or written, provided during a proceeding in a court of law which describes the harmful effects produced by the actions of an accused or convicted party and suffered by the victim or others, offered especially for consideration by the court in deciding an appropriate punishment.

A term of respect for a prominent elderly political leader.

(law) A formal statement that the author has a serious intention of doing something under specified conditions, and at a specified time

A financial statement transmitted electronically.

(law, UK) A legally binding document that puts the main terms of employment, such as pay, working hours, holidays, applicable collective agreement, sick leave and pension in writing, and which an employer is required to give to an employee.

(rare, possibly dated) An inhabitant or citizen of the United States of America.

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